On October 23, the UK government announced it would adopt legislation under which firm directors can each be fined up to £500,000 by the ICO if they are found to be in breach of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. Prior to this announcement, only businesses were liable for fines for violations of these regulations.
 

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