ICO must retain top role in EU post-Brexit, urge Lords
The Government must fight to keep the Information Commissioner’s Office at the top table of European data protection regulation or…
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‘Industry champion’ Hancock keeps digital minister role
The direct marketing industry has escaped the political turmoil sparked by last week’s General Election result after it was confirmed…
MPs urged to ensure rogue call directors bill is not axed
Parliament is being urged to make sure that the pledge to make directors of rogue telemarketing companies personally liable for…
Govt in dock as yet another rogue call director gets off
Keurboom Communications director Gregory Rudd – whose company has just been fined a record £400,000 for making nearly 100 million…
Govt data sharing plan branded ‘attack on privacy’
Privacy groups have cried foul over Government plans to allow the taxman to start sharing data with town halls in…
ICO poised to draw up new code for direct marketing
The Digital Rights Bill has passed through the commitee stage reasonably unscathed, despite seeing the direct marketing industry being savaged,…
Charities given five months to sort out marketing
Charities have been given five months to get their operations in shape before new laws governing how they approach potential…
Parliamentary group aims to make big data prosper
While some MPs appear to have nothing better to do than demonise the direct marketing industry, a new cross-party Parliamentary group…
MPs unite to slag off £15bn direct marketing sector
MPs on both sides of the House of Commons are stepping up their campaign to use the committee stage of…
Decision Marketing to hold TPS industry summits
Decision Marketing is stepping up its campaign aimed at building industry support for a review of the Telephone Preference Service by…