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…
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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…
Denham parting shot calls on G7 chiefs to fix cookies
The UK data watchdog is aiming to take the global lead in overhauling cookie consent pop-ups, as part of a…
Telemarketing sharks speared but still have a new firm
The battle against rogue marketing firms has claimed yet another scalp, with Glasgow-based company DialADeal Scotland being whacked with a…
Cold war: Another pension business gets hit in the PECR
Halifax-based company Parkin Beacher has become the latest firm to fall foul of the crackdown on illegal marketing to people…