Brands urged to act over sweeping decline in data trust
Brand owners still have plenty of work to do to convince consumers that personal information is safe in their hands,…
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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”…
ICO set to relax PECR rules to boost online advertising
The Information Commissioner’s Office is considering relaxing the consent requirements that cover online cookies, text, email marketing and telemarketing as…
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…
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…