Facebook fines pile up as Italians and Germans wade in
Germany has become the second EU country in as many days to whack Facebook with a fine for dodgy governance,…
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Firms urged to set up their own EU data transfer deals
With just six months to go before Brexit comes into force, the Government is now advising firms to draw up…
Marketing industry bosses demand Brexit action plan
Marketing industry chiefs have thrown their weight behind a new campaign against the Government’s flagging Brexit negotiations by signing an…
Data regulators busy, busy, busy now GDPR is in force
Some so-called experts might have poo-pooed it but data regulators across the EU have confirmed a sharp rise in their…
Facebook beats ICO and EU with GDPR awareness push
Facebook has stolen a march on the Information Commissioner’s Office – and the social media giant’s rivals – by launching…
Americans streets ahead of UK firms with GDPR plans
With GDPR D-Day looming large, it appears the Americans are way ahead of the game when it comes to getting…
Up to 10 million eye GDPR data compensation pay-out
Up to 10 million UK consumers could seek compensation from companies which hold their data when GDPR comes into force…
Firms finally wake up to GDPR but despair about future
At last it seems companies have woken up to the biggest overhaul of data protection laws in a generation following…
Brace yourselves for the GDPR data ambulance chasers
The prospect of huge fines may be driving most companies’ efforts to achieve GDPR compliance before the May 25 deadline…
Cancer Research ‘Stoptober’ vaping blitz stubbed out
Cancer Research UK plans to launch a major marketing campaign urging smokers to quit with the help of e-cigarettes have…