Germans stomp on Facebook over ‘illicit’ data sharing
The German high court has upheld an order for Facebook to stop the “illicit” practice of collecting and using customers’…
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Here we go again: Google back in dock for data tracking
The Court of Appeal has paved the way for iPhone users to sue Google for damages over the alleged abuse…
RNLI axes opt-in as ‘perfect storm’ batters fundraising
Lifeboat charity RNLI is ditching its belt and braces approach to gaining consent for marketing by scrapping its opt-in only…
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…
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…
EE clobbered with fine for illegal marketing campaign
Mobile giant EE has become the latest major brand to have its collar felt by the data regulator after being…
Apple accused of illegally sharing iTunes customer data
Apple’s attempt to take the moral high ground over privacy – in which it consistently berates the likes of Amazon,…
The big rebuild: marketing data back to pre-GDPR levels
Claims the GDPR would wipe out tens of millions of customer records have proved about as accurate as a Donald…
Google hit for €50m as French issue first GDPR fine
The French data protection regulator has issued the first fine under GDPR, slapping Google with a €50m (£44m) penalty for…
New crackdown pushes fines for TPS abuse to over £1m
Companies which fail to check their data against the Telephone Preference Service have been warned to expect “robust” action on…