Equifax chief jailed for ‘abuse of trust’ over 2017 breach
Equifax may be trying to move on from its 2017 data breach but the courts are doing their level best…
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IPM joins forces with Ingenuity for new business service
The trade body for the promotional marketing industry – the IPM – has signed a deal with new business consultancy Ingenuity…
Medialab walks off with Guide Dogs media business
Medialab Group has scooped the entire media account for UK charity Guide Dogs, with a brief to work across all…
ICO drops data bombshell as cookie law is overhauled
The Information Commissioner’s Office has torn up its own advice on how firms can gather data through online cookies by…
No pain, no gain: charities emerge stronger from GDPR
GDPR might have wrecked charities’ marketing plans last year as fundraising campaigns were shelved en masse, but all the hard…
Facebook fines pile up as Italians and Germans wade in
Germany has become the second EU country in as many days to whack Facebook with a fine for dodgy governance,…
Publicis bangs data drum as Epsilon deal is finalised
Publicis Groupe has shaved $450m (£360m) off the price of data-driven marketing giant Epsilon, closing the deal for a final…
Marketers braced for fresh crackdown on online data
Marketers are facing a major new threat to how they gather online data, amid fears that so-called “implied consent” for cookies…
Gay dating app Jack’d slapped with $240,000 payout
Gay dating app Jack’d has been forced to cough up $240,000 (£189,000) in compensation after it exposed users’ private intimate…
WPP takes hit with Chime, still no sign of Kantar sale
WPP has offloaded its 25% stake in VCCP-owner Chime to Providence Equity, but the marketing services giant appears no closer…