Digital ad industry groups balk at Apple ‘double opt-in’
Apple’s plan to force apps to gain additional consent from users before tracking them online has been slammed by a…
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OneTrust mass sackings spark wrongful dismissal claim
US privacy giant OneTrust, which recently signed a major deal to be the DMA’s “responsible marketing partner”, has become embroiled…
Data advice for pubs has ‘more holes than Swiss cheese’
The Information Commissioner’s Office has finally published its guidance on how pubs and restaurants should handle customers’ personal data just…
Over 10,000 customers join EasyJet data breach action
The law firm which launched an £18bn class action claim against EasyJet, just days after the airline reported a massive…
Most Brits fear advertisers will get track and trace data
Fears that the UK’s Covid-19 track and trace programme could have a detrimental affect on the data-driven marketing industry appear…
GDPR financially crippling for SMEs, Brussels is warned
GDPR is still proving difficult to implement, placing a major financial burden on SMEs, providing a lack of clarity for…
Google must ditch ‘forced consent’, French court rules
Google has been ordered to overhaul its privacy policies to ensure the company is “crystal clear” about what it does…
ICO rounds up the fee dodgers but expenses skyrocket
The Information Commissioner’s Office has come good on its pledge to tackle data protection fee dodgers, with its end of…
Google faces defeat in appeal against €50m GDPR fine
The French data protection authority looks to have beaten off a legal appeal by Google against its record €50m (£44m)…
No going back: Brits even more ruthless over data loss
Covid-19 is making British consumers even more unforgiving over companies’ data security practices, with a third (33%) of Brits vowing…