Which existing law prevents the use of technology to make marketing calls?
It seems to me that the problem that MPs are to address is the use of
machines which dial the calls automatically, and then one of the operators
drops in when the calls in answered. Because such outfits are thinly
staffed, sometimes there isn't an operator to take the call so the person
who answers gets a machine. The punter may very well have consent to make
such marketing calls. It's the method they are using that this proposed law
seems to target, and I can't see any problem with that.
Tim Turner
Data Protection Officer
Wigan Council
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> An interesting but odd proposed law. Surely what should be done is that
> the
> existing regulator should be called before a parliamentary committee to
> explain why the existing law is not enforced properly? Additional and
> potentially conflicting legislation is not what we need.
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