To BCC, or not to BCC – ICO fine answers the question
Companies which fail to provide adequate training to staff on bulk email practices – which can lead to unsecure use…
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Ofcom forces networks to cut off rogue calls at source
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is planning to ratchet up its battle against so-called nuisance calls by attempting to cut them…
Telegraph caught with trousers down on data security
The Daily Telegraph’s recent attack on Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham’s reign, in which the newspaper claimed she had chased headlines…
ICO grovels over £6k ‘choco-gate’ Xmas gifts to staff
The mystery surrounding the Information Commissioner’s Office “choco-gate” scandal – triggered by revelations that an ICO corporate credit card had…
Top brands fingered and fined for being PECR wreckers
The Information Commissioner’s Office has sent out yet another warning to companies that it will leave no stone unturned in…
Privacy group slams ‘bonfire of rights’ in data reforms
The Government’s data protection reforms will not only strip UK consumers of most of their privacy rights, they will create…
Denham: ‘We need global accord on data protection’
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham appears intent on making the most of the last few weeks of her reign in a…
Will tougher fines bring victory in nuisance call war?
It seems the fresh clampdown on so-called nuisance calls – proposed in the Government’s data reforms – cannot come soon…
How will UK data reforms hit the marketing industry?
Data protection experts have delivered their verdict on the Government’s planned data protection reforms, with opinion divided as whether the…
Govt reforms to axe Information Commissioner’s role
The Government has launched a major consultation on the future of the Information Commissioner’s Office, as part of its overhaul…