ICO warns firms to get in shape for new data complaints
The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned UK businesses they have just one month from today to put a data protection…
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ICO finally publishes ‘soft opt-in’ guidance for charities
The Information Commissioner’s Office has finally published its full guidance on how charities can use the new data protection rules…
Guidance ‘black hole’ sparks charity soft opt-in warning
Charity marketers have been warned to take a “softly, softly” approach to the new data protection rules which came into…
ICO to offer discounts for law breakers – if they fess up
The Information Commissioner’s Office is planning a major overhaul of how it deals with companies that break data protection laws,…
ICO calls for views on charity marketing ‘soft opt-in’
Charities are being urged to join a consultation on how they can use new data protection rules that allow greater…
Tory vow to axe ECHR ‘could sink £161bn EU data deal’
The Conservative Party’s pledge to withdraw the UK from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) – mirroring Reform UK’s…
Beware the new data law ‘drip-feed’, UK firms warned
UK businesses are being warned not to get caught out by the drip-feed of the new Data Use & Access…
Marketers urged to get in shape for new ‘data gold rush’
The UK’s new data protection laws give the green light for businesses to turbocharge marketing and customer engagement, but marketers…
Publishers call for consent rethink to bolster online ads
The Government must relax the laws around data sharing for advertising purposes to allow the publishing industry to pursue greater…
ICO plans triage system to tackle complaints emergency
The Information Commissioner’s Office is proposing major changes to its seemingly out-of-control complaints-handling procedure by introducing a “triage” system, that…