Data privacy fears ‘scupper plans for personalisation’
UK marketers are increasingly grappling with how to balance personalisation and privacy, amid fears brands simply do not have the…
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Three-pronged probe into abuse of children’s privacy
The Information Commissioner’s Office is launching three separate investigations into how TikTok, Reddit and Imgur protect the privacy of their…
ICO starts hunt for interim CEO to bed in new structure
The Information Commissioner’s Office has kicked off the search for an interim chief executive to run the organisation under the…
Data law ‘grey areas’ give UK firms the heebie-jeebies
Almost two-thirds of UK businesses are not entirely confident in their compliance with domestic and EU regulation around data protection…
ICO seeks answers from DeepSeek as privacy fears grow
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has finally joined the list of regulators investigating the controversial Chinese AI developer DeepSeek, amid…
Charities warned over abuse of new email soft opt-in
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned the charity sector to tread carefully if and when the proposed ‘soft opt-in’ for…
ICO unveils direct marketing tool to keep activity legal
The Information Commissioner’s Office is doing its bit to ensure organisation keep on the right side of data laws with…
ICO set to expand ‘less is best’ regime to fuel UK growth
The UK Government’s drive for growth is likely to blow the threat of blockbuster fines for data protection breaches out…
Revealed: Just 1.3% of GDPR investigations lead to fine
Leading privacy organisation NOYB – fronted by big tech nemesis Max Schrems – has questioned to political will to enforce…
ICO declares ‘consent or pay’ models are legal in the UK
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office is risking a major backlash from privacy groups after ruling that “consent or pay” subscription…