(ANSA) - ROME, APR 2 - Italy's Privacy watchdog on Friday
fined Fastweb 4.5 million euros for illicitly handling the
personal data of millions of users for telemarketing purposes.
The move came after hundreds of complaints from users about
persistent promotional phone calls about telephone and Internet
services offered by Fastweb, without the users' consent.
Fastweb denied all wrongdoing. (ANSA).
Privacy watchdog fines Fastweb 4.5 mn for telemarketing
For cold calling to offer phone and Web services