Groundbreaking New AI Trading Bot Hits $1M Raised in ICO – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

London, United Kingdom, March 18th, 2024, Chainwire The Bitbot presale continues at pace, with the raise now having passed $1 million in under 8 weeks – fuelled by an increased interest in AI and trading technology that has shed a spotlight on this innovative new approach to trading. Remote Blockchain Education – Blockchain Partners Bitbot is looking to dominate the up-and-coming Telegram trading bot market, already sitting at well over $1 billion in market cap, despite barely being a year old. With its first-of-its-kind non-custodial trading capabilities, Bitbot is finally…

ICO reprimands Dover Harbour Board and Kent Police over information sharing

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued reprimands to Dover Harbour Board and Kent Police after they breached data protection law. Officers from both organisations used the social media app, WhatsApp, and instant-messaging service, Telegram, on their personal phones to share information for the purpose of combatting vehicle crime. At the time of the ICO’s investigation, the Telegram group included 241 officers from multiple UK police forces and international law enforcement agencies. The ICO found evidence that personal information was being shared in the group without appropriate safeguards in place.…

ICO reprimands London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime for complaint web form error

Web form to complain about the Metropolitan Police Service accidentally revealed victims’ data 394 people notified of potential personal data breaches Data breach “a completely avoidable error that has the potential to jeopardise public confidence in the criminal justice system” – ICO The London Mayor’s Office has today been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a web glitch that potentially revealed the personal information of people who were complaining about the Metropolitan Police Service. The London Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC), which is responsible for oversight…

World’s First ICO on Bitcoin Blockchain Nears Final 48 Hours – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

London, United Kingdom, March 13th, 2024, Chainwire Bitcoin Dogs has now raised a spectacular total of $10.6 million as it nears the final 48 hours of its presale, after which the 0DOG tokens will become available for public trading. The ICO, the first-ever for a token built on the Bitcoin blockchain, began on the 14th of February. It debuted with a product video that garnered thousands of views and achieved viral growth, amassing a community of over 110k followers on X and in excess of 25k members on Telegram, all…

World’s First ICO on Bitcoin Blockchain Enters Final 7 Day Countdown – Blockchain News, Opinion, TV and Jobs

London, United Kingdom, March 8th, 2024, Chainwire Bitcoin Dogs, the first ever ICO on the Bitcoin Blockchain, has announced a presale end date of the 15th March, which marks it’s final 7 days remaining. The project has raised over $8.1m in under 23 days, with investors buying 0DOG token. With a community which has built to 150,000 in just 3 weeks, and over 10,000 buyers so far, the team hopes this momentum and growth continues. Building on Bitcoin Driven by the 0DOG token, Bitcoin Dogs is both a GameFi experience…

ICO fines Wigan-based Pinnacle Life £80,000 for “predatory” spam call campaign

Company made 47,998 unsolicited calls to individuals on TPS attempting to sell life insurance Spam calls described as “persistent”, “aggressive” and “misleading”, including attempting to capitalise on the pandemic Wigan-based company Pinnacle Life has been fined £80,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for a year-long unlawful spam phone call campaign. The company made nearly 48,000 illegal calls between May 2021 and May 2022 to people registered on the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) to opt-out of marketing calls. During the spam calls, the company attempted to sell life insurance products.…

ICO launches “consent or pay” call for views and updates on cookie compliance work

Stephen Almond, Executive Director, Regulatory Risk, leads the ICO’s team responsible for anticipating, understanding and shaping the impacts of emerging technology and innovation on people and society. As part of our cookie compliance work, I committed to providing the online advertising industry with clarity on ways in which it can use advertising cookies in compliance with data protection law. One proposed model is a “consent or pay” mechanism. This gives people the choice to use a website for free, but only if they consent to their personal information being used…

ICO takes regulatory action against five public authorities under the FOI Act

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has taken action against five public authorities for continued failings to meet their obligations under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. Sussex Police and South Yorkshire Police have been issued with enforcement notices for their FOI failings, with the latter’s FOI request response rate being classed as “unacceptable on any level”. The Department of Education (DfE), Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Financial Ombudsman Service (FOS) have been given practice recommendations setting out improvements they can make to better comply with their legal obligations. It…

ICO warns charities about direct marketing rules as it orders Penny Appeal to stop sending spam texts

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered a charity to stop sending unsolicited marketing texts to people without their consent, as it reminds all charities of their legal obligations. Penny Appeal, based in Wakefield, sent more than 460,000 unsolicited texts over a ten-day period to 52,000 people who had never provided their consent, or who had clearly opted out. The texts were sent between April and May 2022 to coincide with Ramadan, encouraging people on a daily basis to donate to the charity’s appeals. This resulted in 354 complaints to…