Nuisance-call blocker fined £190k for being a nuisance caller

UK regulators fined Elderly Aids £190,000 after the firm made 758,000 unwanted calls yearly selling call-blocking devices.

Elderly Aids, a company selling devices to block unwanted calls, was fined £190,000 for making around 758,000 nuisance calls per year. The enforcement action highlights ongoing regulatory scrutiny of telemarketing practices. No cyber incident or data exposure was involved.

• Elderly Aids fined £190,000 for nuisance calls
• Company made 758,000 unwanted calls per year
• Firm sells devices that block unwanted calls