Pensions firm pays hefty price for dodgy legal advice
A Kent pensions company has had its fingers burned for relying on “misleading” legal advice after being scolded by the…
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New Govt probe to scrutinise behavioural data market
A new investigation is being launched into how online advertisers are using behavioural data for micro-targeting, in a move which…
The wheels come off for Vote Leave over illegal texts
Vote Leave might have got away with its controversial battle bus but, when it comes to illegal marketing, it has…
Facebook privacy scandal has been ‘a force for good’
Facebook might have escaped the Cambridge Analytica scandal with its profits – if not its reputation – intact but for…
ICO reopens tender to run £5m contract for the TPS
The tender to run the Telephone Preference Service – worth £5m over five years – has been rebooted 18 months…
UK watchdogs fail to hound out nuisance call cowboys
UK regulators have been forced to admit that the war on rogue telemarketers – which has included millions of pounds…
DMA chief issues rallying cry for industry to change
The data and marketing industry faces a stark choice: does it want to be seen as a sector which uses…
ICO hails rogue call victory as director bans top 100 yrs
The Information Commissioner’s Office is bigging up its achievements in the ongoing war against rogue telemarketing bosses, after revealing its…
ICO taps up industry for probe into programmatic ads
The Information Commissioner’s Office is calling on the adtech industry to help it determine how best to police the programmatic…
Agencies and charities may face FOI request scrutiny
Private businesses which work for central and local government could soon to be subject to Freedom of Information requests, in…