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UK data regulator takes enforcement action to rein in data brokers' use of people's personal data

27th October 2020

Privacy International (PI) welcomes today's report from the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) into three credit reference agencies (CRAs) which also operate as data brokers for direct marketing purposes. As a result, the ICO has ordered the credit reference agency Experian to make fundamental changes to how it handles people's personal data within its offline direct marketing services. It is a long overdue enforcement action against Experian. Read our Q&A on the report here.…