Data brokers face security probe in Govt consultation
The Government has launched a major consultation on the UK data broking industry as part of a “call for views”…
data brokers
ICO appeals Experian ruling; ‘Tribunal got law wrong’
Just 24 hours after joining forces to back the Government’s new shake-up of data protection laws, Information Commissioner John Edwards…
Experian ruling: ‘Industry can keep calm and carry on’
The data-driven marketing industry has breathed a collective sigh of relief over Experian’s successful appeal against the regulatory action which…
Experian claims victory as Tribunal blasts ‘flawed’ ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been left battered and bruised following a ruling by the First-Tier Tribunal (Information Rights) over…
Now Experian is facing £34bn class action thunderbolt
A new court case is threatening to pile even greater pressure on Experian over its direct marketing data practices, through…
Epsilon fingered in US lawsuit over selling scam data
The former owner of data-driven marketing giant Epsilon has been forced to cough up $150m (£110m) in an effort to avoid…
ICO gunning for data brokers as adtech probe resumes
The Information Commissioner’s Office has put the data broking industry on red alert after reopening its adtech investigation, some eight…
Experian lawyers set for long battle against ICO ruling
Experian is threatening a lengthy legal battle over an order that forces the firm to make fundamental changes to how…
Experian given ultimatum to delete dodgy data or else
Nearly three weeks after the Information Commissioner’s Office suggested the UK’s data industry had been cleared of any wrongdoing in…
UK data giants ‘off the hook’ over Cambridge Analytica
The UK data industry appears to have been told to “keep calm and carry on” despite repeated claims of wrongdoing over the…