Brexit trigger sees UK firms abandon GDPR preparations
Nearly a quarter of UK businesses have already cancelled their preparations for achieving compliance with the new EU General Data…
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DMA joins forces in bid to demystify legitimate interests
The DMA has joined forces with ISBA, the Data Protection Network and cross-sector data protection specialists as part of plans…
Double victory as rogue firms are clobbered for £220k
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing its fight against companies which flout the law by taking action against two nuisance…
Top brands caught with trousers down on email consent
The legality of the email marketing campaigns run by many of the UK’s top brands – including Argos, M&S, Amazon,…
GDPR consent updates spark chilling warning to brands
Brand owners preparing for tighter rules on marketing consent – contained in the new EU data protection laws – have…
GDPR compensation to dwarf £30bn bill for PPI claims
The data regulator who governs some of the world’s biggest technology companies – including Facebook, Amazon and Google – has…
ICO accused of ‘bottling it’ as Which? escapes battering
The Information Commissioner’s Office has dropped its investigation into the data practices of Which?, sparking accusations that the regulator has…
Lords to grill next set of data experts over Brexit effect
The vote to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty may be signed, sealed and delivered in the Commons but…
Major ICO recruitment drive to prevent GDPR meltdown
The Government has answered calls for a huge expansion of the Information Commissioner’s Office following fears the regulator will collapse…
ICO launches investigation into Which? data practices
The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed that it has started an investigation into Which? following an admission by the self-proclaimed…