Four companies have been found guilty of breaching data protection laws, RTE News reports. Between them, the companies were ordered to pay almost €15,000 in fines for charges related to unsolicited marketing, the report states. UPC pleaded guilty to 18 counts of breaching the Data Protection Act in relation to four separate complaints and was fined €7,100; Vodafone was convicted on five counts and fined €3,850; Eircome pleaded guilty to one count and was ordered to donate €2,000 to charity, and O2 pleaded guilty to one count and was fined €2,000 also. The Office for the Data Protection Commissioner said it is pleased with the outcome.
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