Half of last year’s £2m fines for PECR breaches unpaid
Over half the companies which were fined for breaches of electronic marketing law in the past year have yet to…
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Tough new laws aim to protect kids from online harm
Online companies will soon face the threat of mega fines for ignoring a raft of new measures designed to protect…
GB Group probed for targeting under-age gamblers
GB Group has found itself embroiled in claims that UK betting companies have been given access to a database containing…
Firms slam ‘heavy handed’ data protection fee letters
The Information Commissioner’s Office offensive to tackle data protection fee dodgers, which has seen the regulator rifle off letters to…
Dixons slams £500k fine but it could have been £400m
Dixons Carphone has condemned the data regulator for issuing it with a £500,000 fine – over “systemic” security failings – and…
Marketers urged to have their say on draft DM Code
Brand owners, charities, public authorities, data firms, tech giants and anyone else who uses data-driven marketing techniques – in other…
DMA members face greater scrutiny over ad complaints
The DMA’s 1,000-strong membership of brand owners, agencies, data firms and tech giants could find themselves under the cosh of…
BA and Marriott to escape GDPR mega fines…for now
Those who predicted that British Airways and Marriott International might never have to pay the record fines – totalling £282m…
2019 Review of the Year: Why it’s crunch time for GDPR
If the run-up to GDPR D-Day May 25 2018 was epitomised by scaremongering and misinformation, this year has seen a…
ICO issues first GDPR fine, but it’s not BA or Marriott
The Information Commissioner’s Office has finally dished out its first GDPR fine – nearly 19 months after the regulation came…