Bristol firm pummelled for ‘profiteering from Covid-19’
Those who claim the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is all mouth, no trousers when it comes to enforcement have been…
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Statutory DM Code joins ICO’s mushrooming ‘to-do’ list
Marketers bracing themselves for the imminent launch of the new statutory UK Direct Marketing Code of Practice can rest easy…
Adtech breach widens, two years after first complaints
Two years since the first realtime bidding (RTB) complaints were lodged, regulators’ failure to act is allowing Google and IAB…
Will they never learn? Top travel websites ‘full of holes’
Many of the world’s biggest travel brands – who have already been pummelled to within an inch of their existence…
Welsh firm hit for making 100,000 rogue pension calls
A company which made more than 100,000 telemarketing calls to people about their pensions – even though it did not…
Top UK data firms still under investigation, 2 years on
The Information Commissioner’s Office investigation into Cambridge Analytica and SCL Elections might be done and dusted but the regulator has…
TalkTalk customers seek payout for double data breach
TalkTalk is facing a High Court showdown on the back of two data breaches – including its notorious 2015 “car…
Industry relief as Brits scotch Covid data sharing fears
The data-driven marketing industry can rest easy that the Government’s shambolic handling of the test and trace programme has not…
Lead gen firm fingered over 21 million unlawful emails
A lead generation business, which sent out more than 21 million unlawful emails pushing PPI claims, has been given slap…
Ex-Uber security chief charged with 2016 hack cover-up
Uber’s former chief security officer has been charged with paying hackers to cover up the ride hailing company’s 2016 data…