US trade chief insists Privacy Shield is safe…hopefully
The head of the US Federal Trade Commission has attempted to play down claims that the transatlantic data pact Privacy…
European Commission
Trump executive order ‘blows hole in Privacy Shield’
Two weeks after introducing the controversial travel ban, US President Donald Trump’s latest executive order has potentially blown a huge…
B2B escapes brush with death after EU opt-in U-turn
Business to business marketers who have been spending the past week or so wondering if they will still have a…
Acxiom is first major player to offer Privacy Shield
Acxiom is claiming to have got one over on its rivals by announcing it has become the first major data company…
$250bn trade threat as data transfer hell continues
Thousands of businesses are still battling with how best to transfer data across the Atlantic – despite the June agreement…
Apple chokes as EC orders it to cough up €13bn tax
Apple’s love-in with Ireland has come to bitter end after the European Commission ruled that the US firm’s Irish tax…
EU referendum to spark direct marketing bonanza
The battle over whether the UK should remain in the European Union is likely to trigger a direct marketing boom –…
Facebook faces privacy clampdown
Brands which run Facebook pages could be forced to revamp their privacy strategies, including giving users the “right to be…
EC probes Google unpaid search
Brussels mandarins have launched a major probe into Google over claims it has abused its dominant market position by penalising…