HelloFresh has been fined £140K for sending 80 million spam messages. #HelloFresh #spam #fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) issued the penalty after an investigation. #ICO #investigation
HelloFresh breached regulation 22 of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). #privacy #regulations
The company sent 79 million spam emails and one million spam texts in just seven months. #spam #emails #texts
Recipients did not give proper informed consent for receiving the messages. #consent #spam
Customers were not adequately informed about the use of their data for marketing after canceling their subscriptions. #data #marketing
Head of investigations, Andy Curry, called it a clear breach of trust by HelloFresh. #breachoftrust
The ICO has fined companies responsible for nuisance calls, texts, and emails over £2.4m since April 2023. #fines #nuisancecalls.
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/hellofresh-fined-140k-80-million/