Full opt-in is not only GDPR solution, insists DMA chief
DMA head of preference services, compliance and legals John Mitchison has advised companies not to get too hung up on…
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ICO cites greater awareness as data incidents rocket
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has revealed that it dealt with a record number of data protection incidents, nuisance marketing…
Govt in dock as yet another rogue call director gets off
Keurboom Communications director Gregory Rudd – whose company has just been fined a record £400,000 for making nearly 100 million…
Brussels chiefs plot GDPR consumer marketing blitz
Businesses have yet another reasons to get in shape for EU General Data Protection Regulation after Brussels revealed it is…
GDPR profiling curbs will wreck industry, argues DMA
The DMA has urged the Information Commissioner’s Office to “seize the opportunity” to spearhead the debate over online profiling within…
‘Cavalier’ Manchester cops battered for data practices
The Greater Manchester Police force has found itself in the dock once more over its “cavalier” attitude to data protection…
ICO’s 2016 fines would rocket to £69m under GDPR
As if there has not been enough doom and gloom over the impending General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a new…
Privacy chief issues warning to main political parties
The Information Commissioner has fired a warning shot over the bows of all the major political parties reminding them of…
Businesses left in the dark over new ICO fees structure
Companies are being left in the dark about how much money they will be expected to cough up to process…
Call for industry action as Digital Bill is waved through
The direct marketing industry is being urged to ensure it makes its voice heard after the Digital Economy Bill was…