On November 12 th, the Italian Data Protection Authority imposed a fine of 12,251,601 euros to a telephone company for illegally processing the data of millions of users for the purpose of carrying ...

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A charity issued a warning Wednesday about telemarketers who claim to be raising money but areactually scammers, 10TV's Tanisha Mallett reported. The Make-A-Wish Foundation of Greater Ohio, Kentucky ...

As an elderly person, I’m beginning to believe answering the phone is too dangerous. Most of the calls sound like scams. What can I do to stop the calls? Seniors nationwide are reporting pushy, ...

In a recent issue of the ISP News Report, I complained about excessive telemarketing calls that I was receiving at home from AT&T Wireless. During September, representatives of AT&T Wireless called me ...

The Italian Data Protection Authority (“Garante”) on April 2 announced a fine of €4.5 million (U.S. $5.3 million) against telecommunications company Fastweb for misusing customer data for ...

With more phone scams and aggressive telemarketing happening in Norway, picking up a call from an unknown number can feel ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- New legislation banning telemarketing by text is expected to put an end to unsolicited messages clogging up your cellphone. Telemarketing, also known as robocalling, has been a ...