Third Sector reports the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has been given new powers to fine organisations--including charities--for making unwanted contact via e-mail, texts and live or automated phone calls. As part of an amendment to the UK's Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations, the ICO will also have increased investigatory and auditing powers as well as the responsibility to regulate new rules for Web sites using cookies. Under the new amendment, ISPs and telecommunications firms must inform the ICO if they suffer a breach. Information Commissioner Christopher Graham welcomed the new powers, saying, "the changes...will grant us the right to impose significant monetary penalties" and "improved powers to investigate companies that make nuisance marketing calls."
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