Call for Government action to explain GDPR to public
The Government is being urged to launch a major consumer awareness campaign to explain how GDPR will affect privacy rights,…
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£300k ICO fine fuels new call to bring directors to book
The Information Commissioner’s Office is continuing its fight to get the Government to reintroduce measures which would make directors of…
Rogue telemarketing chief blocked from closing up firm
The Information Commissioner’s Office has successfully blocked the director of a rogue telemarketing company from winding up the business –…
Aviva ramps up campaign to get cold calling outlawed
Aviva is piling pressure on the Government to introduce a wholesale ban on cold calling for all financial services –…
Ex-Ogilvy chief Margot James becomes digital minister
The marketing industry will be breathing a collective sigh of relief following the appointment of former Ogilvy & Mather healthcare…
Industry gets set to hobnob as Matt Hancock moves up
Marketing trade bodies have bent over backwards to welcome Digital Minister Nick Hancock’s promotion to Secretary of State for Culture, Media…
Companies face data breach class action bloodbath
Companies could face the prospect of major US-style class actions for data breaches – with pay-outs potentially running into tens…
Final GDPR consent guidance may not be out until April
Anyone banking on the Information Commissioner’s Office providing a pre-Christmas GDPR treat by publishing its final consent guidance for the…
SMEs have already spent 600 hrs on GDPR compliance
As the six-month countdown to the GDPR D-Day of May 25 2018 approaches, new research shows you have to put…
Americans streets ahead of UK firms with GDPR plans
With GDPR D-Day looming large, it appears the Americans are way ahead of the game when it comes to getting…