Firms urged to stop 'text pests' hassling customers for dates.

Businesses have been warned to act if their employees use customers' contact details to send inappropriate messages. Almost a third of young people have received unwanted contact after giving personal information to a business, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) says. It said it would remind companies of their legal responsibilities when it came to "text pests" within their firm. It has urged those subjected to the practice to share their experiences. Research commissioned by the...