Experian ruling: ‘Industry can keep calm and carry on’
The data-driven marketing industry has breathed a collective sigh of relief over Experian’s successful appeal against the regulatory action which…
GDPR
Experian claims victory as Tribunal blasts ‘flawed’ ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been left battered and bruised following a ruling by the First-Tier Tribunal (Information Rights) over…
Meta GDPR consent fine €4bn short, says Max Schrems
Privacy campaigner Max Schrems has blasted the Irish data regulator’s recent €390m (£346m) GDPR fine against Meta – for using…
Meta the villain again as consent for ads is ruled illegal
Meta has been hit with its fifth – and potentially most damaging – GDPR ruling, which will force the company…
Meta faces mega fine as ad policy is declared illegal
Meta is facing a major threat to its advertising model – as well as a mega fine – after European…
ICO opens DM advice hub but no sign of new DM Code
The Information Commissioner’s Office has launched a new direct marketing hub, designed to help businesses navigate their way through planning,…
Meta GDPR fines near €1bn as Irish DPC strikes again
The Irish Data Protection Commission is finally starting to answer its critics after issuing a fourth fine – of €265m…
Meta faces High Court action to block data profiling
Facebook-owner Meta is facing a showdown in the High Court over how it collects users’ personal profiling data to target…
Government performs U-turn on plans to ditch GDPR
The Government has performed yet another U-turn by abandoning plans for new data laws that ditch GDPR to now put…
No mercy: £4.4m ICO fine fuels cyber security warning
Firms that fail to regularly monitor for suspicious online activity and act on warnings can expect no mercy when it…