Privacy groups hit out at fresh delay to adtech probe
Privacy groups have ramped up their attack on the data regulator’s continued failure to stamp out the adtech industry’s widespread…
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DMA recoils at plan to hand out Covid data to councils
The marketing industry has balked at Government plans to give local authorities increased access to public data, urging ministers to…
ICO reveals fewer than 1% of investigations led to a fine
The Information Commissioner’s Office annual report has exposed a chronic hit-rate when it comes to regulatory action, despite operating costs…
Data transfer red tape awaits as new Brexit blitz begins
The UK Government is attempting to breath new life into its marketing activity to promote what it claims will be…
Consumers call for AI crackdown as ICO begins probe
Consumers are becoming increasingly alarmed about the rise of artificial intelligence, and are demanding tougher regulation and more accountability of…
Data advice for pubs has ‘more holes than Swiss cheese’
The Information Commissioner’s Office has finally published its guidance on how pubs and restaurants should handle customers’ personal data just…
CMA demands new laws to rein in Facebook and Google
The competition watchdog is calling on the Government to introduce tough new laws to break the stranglehold Google and Facebook…
Rogues hang up as nuisance calls plummet in lockdown
Covid-19 might be wreaking havoc with all areas of business but it seems to have also put the wind up marketing rogues, with…
Over 10,000 customers join EasyJet data breach action
The law firm which launched an £18bn class action claim against EasyJet, just days after the airline reported a massive…
ICO rounds up the fee dodgers but expenses skyrocket
The Information Commissioner’s Office has come good on its pledge to tackle data protection fee dodgers, with its end of…