‘Inadequate’ Data Protection Bill is ‘already out of date’
The Data Protection Bill – passed by Parliament last week and now awaiting Royal Assent – is already out of…
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Admiral Insurance hit by big data discrimination claims
The insurance industry’s use of big data analytics to set premiums has come under fire after an investigation found that…
Why big data should be music to all marketers’ ears
With MEPs urging the European Commission and data regulators to ensure companies which use big data are more transparent about the…
DunnHumby boss Hay exits 16 months after sale fiasco
DunnHumby global chief executive Simon Hay is leaving the business just over a year after Tesco’s “farcical” attempt to flog…
Row looms as Google nets NHS patient data contract
NHS England’s controversial care.data scheme may be all but dead and buried but the organisation is risking a new outcry…
Germans call for softly, softly approach to GDPR
Germany, which boasts one of the toughest data protection regimes in the world, is urging EU countries not to be…
Parliamentary group aims to make big data prosper
While some MPs appear to have nothing better to do than demonise the direct marketing industry, a new cross-party Parliamentary group…
Facebook slams brakes on Admiral insurance plan
Facebook has forced Admiral to pull the plug on a new scheme – which was designed to set the price of…
Marketers claim data deluge is wrecking the day job
Another day, another survey shows marketers are spending more and more time working on data; no great surprise there you…
Insurers off the hook as FCA rules out big data probe
City watchdog the Financial Conduct Authority has shied away from a full inquiry into the use of big data by the insurance…