DMA jumps into bed with US software giant OneTrust
The DMA has signed a major commercial contract with OneTrust, the US privacy software giant valued at $1.3bn (£1.1bn), which…
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Thank the Lord: Parish and town councils get GDPR aid
Parish and town councils GDPR fears have been eased following divine intervention from the Information Commissioner’s Office, which is launching…
Firms accused of handing out personal data willy-nilly
The so-called “right of access” under GDPR, which allows consumers to find out what information is being held on them,…
Marriott sets aside £104m just in case GDPR plea fails
Marriott International’s chief executive has talked a good game in the hotel giant’s battle to overturn – or at least…
Boiler business hammered £160,000 over TPS failure
The Telephone Preference Service might be shrinking, with over 5 million inactive and invalid numbers being deleted since last year,…
WhatsApp plots upgrade into multi-platform service
WhatsApp users could soon be able to access the messaging service across multiple devices in a fresh upgrade planned by…
GDPR fuels €445,000 sales fall for online firms in EU
Brussels may have hailed GDPR for “bearing fruit” but European online businesses are threatening to wither on the vine, with…
£100m pro-Brexit ad blitz ‘could be huge for DM firms’
The direct marketing industry is licking its lips at the prospect of a massive Government-funded ad campaign – worth an…
CBI: No deal Brexit will rock data industry from day one
The UK’s mantle as a global hub for data flows is at significant risk from a no deal Brexit, with…
‘Teflon Facebook’ to recruit its first chief privacy officer
Facebook has once again reinforced its Teflon image among client marketers by posting a 28% year-on-year rise in ad revenues…