TIM Hit with €9.5M Fine for Telemarketing Malpractice!

Telecom Italia, or TIM, was fined €9.5 million for a complex telemarketing scheme involving unauthorized call centers using spoofed numbers. The Italian data protection authority found TIM's compliance defense inadequate, highlighting a three-step process that obscured illegal call origins. TIM must now implement mandatory reforms to address data subject rights and enhance oversight of partners.