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Price comparison sites may be breaking financial advice regulations, says FSA
Price comparison sites may be in breach of financial advice regulations when
they lead customers to insurance policies, regulator the Financial Services
Authority (FSA) has said.
16/06/2011
CCTV footage-watching website must encrypt streams, says ICO
A website which allows members of the public to report crime seen on CCTV
footage must make significant changes to the way it operates, the UK's privacy
watchdog has said.
16/06/2011
Company acting over use of newspaper snippets did not have right to sue, says US court
A company which sued internet users who quoted from a newspaper did not have the
right to pursue that legal action, a US judge has said. The company may face
legal action itself over claims made to the court.
15/06/2011
Lloyds, Barclays and RBS given PPI complaint extensions
Three UK banks have been given an extension of time to deal with a backlog of
complaints relating to insurance they may have mis-sold to customers, the
Financial Services Authority (FSA) has said.
14/06/2011
Illegal traders of T-Mobile customers' personal data fined more than £73,000
Former T-Mobile employees that stole customer information and passed it on to
other companies have been fined more than £73,000 for violating UK data
protection laws, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has said.
14/06/2011
Government publishes patent tax break details
Businesses will pay less tax on profits that have derived from patented
inventions, the Treasury has said.
13/06/2011
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