Wetherspoons deletes entire email marketing database
Pub chain JD Wetherspoon has taken the unprecedented step of deliberately wiping out its entire email marketing database, amid claims…
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DQM launches free GDPR self-assessment scheme
Data governance experts DQM GRC has launched a GDPR Self-Assessment Tool, designed to give organisations insight into their compliance levels…
John Lewis and HSBC slam ‘ambiguous’ GDPR guidance
John Lewis and HSBC have become the latest brands to call for more clarity from the Information Commissioner’s Office over…
ICO rebuffs GDPR guidance failings despite RNLI rethink
The Information Commissioner’s Office has dismissed claims that it has been too slow in issuing guidance for the EU General…
FastMap unveils “11 steps to marketing consent” guide
Charity fundraisers still struggling to get to grips with securing compliance for consent and permissions are being offered a new…
Final GDPR consent guidance set to be published in June
The Information Commissioner’s Office says it will publish a final version of its GDPR consent guidance in June, after receiving…
GDPR profiling clampdown puts companies on red alert
Companies still struggling to get to grips with the new rules governing marketing consent under GDPR might want to look away…
Charity watchdog exposes ICO gaffe on GDPR consent
The Information Commissioner’s Office has run into further bother over its draft guidance on GDPR consent with what appears to…
Third-party data crackdown will wreak havoc says DMA
The DMA has blasted plans to beef up existing laws on the use of third-party data, insisting that changing the…
DMA joins forces in bid to demystify legitimate interests
The DMA has joined forces with ISBA, the Data Protection Network and cross-sector data protection specialists as part of plans…