New Ofcom powers to rule social media firms ‘doomed’
Government measures to give Ofcom greater powers to police social media companies are doomed to fail, with the threat of…
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ICO code will set industry back 20 years, DMA claims
The new statutory Direct Marketing Code of Practice will hand increased power to the online giants, create more consumer confusion,…
Govt plans for EU data transfer deal branded ‘nonsense’
Privacy experts have ridiculed Government claims that a post-Brexit “adequacy agreement” on data protection – which will allow UK firms…
Hack attack fears push UK cyber security to over £8bn
The UK’s cyber security sector appears to be benefiting from the Information Commissioner’s Office strategy of hunting down firms whose online security is…
US industry bodies call for delay in CCPA enforcement
The US DMA has joined forces with a gaggle of other American marketing trade bodies to call for a six-month…
2019 Review of the Year: It’s world domination at last
As adland looks further and further into its navel to try to work out whether it actually has a future,…
2019 Review of the Year: In tribute to industry pioneers
The data and marketing industry has lost a number of its most respected leaders this year; they may have gone…
2019 Review of the Year: Why data is now the real deal
Further proof, if it were needed, of the inexorable rise of data-driven marketing and technology emerged this year with a…
2019 Review of the Year: Why it’s crunch time for GDPR
If the run-up to GDPR D-Day May 25 2018 was epitomised by scaremongering and misinformation, this year has seen a…
2019 Review of the Year: Retailers power up for data
From Marks & Spencer and Dixons Carphone to Asos and Topman, retailers have finally embraced the data revolution, although quite…