Firms accused of handing out personal data willy-nilly
The so-called “right of access” under GDPR, which allows consumers to find out what information is being held on them,…
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Met farce fuels data access request warning to brands
Companies are being warned to ensure they comply with subject access requests within the one month time-frame or face a…
Brussels plots GDPR ad blitz…this time it might mean it
The European Commission has once again pledged to launch a major EU-wide marketing and advertising campaign to boost awareness of…
Spotify ad launch eclipsed by fresh GDPR investigation
Spotify’s first big advertising launch of the year – which has seen the streaming giant expand its ad targeting from…
Ee ba gum, Northerners make most GDPR data requests
Companies bracing themselves for the next wave of data requests under GDPR have been alerted to the emergence of a…
‘I don’t believe it’…young make most GDPR complaints
Move over Victor Meldrew, when it comes to complaining about data protection issues it seems the younger generations are far…
The dam bursts: companies hit by flood of data requests
Claims that companies would be inundated with data deletion requests once GDPR came in to force might appear to have…
Cambridge Analytica will not ‘pheonix’ insists SCL chief
The boss of SCL Group has refuted suggestions that Cambridge Analytica will relaunch under the Emerdata brand, insisting that both…
UK firms could face millions of data requests from US
The investigation into the Cambridge Analytica data scandal has sparked a landmark case which could have huge consequences for other…
Fears grow as ‘millions plan to delete data under GDPR’
Fears that companies are facing a mass wave of subject access requests under GDPR have been heightened following the publication…