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Claims Management Regulator fines “The Hearing Clinic” £220,000
ICO Annual Report: highlights for marketers
Celebrating its 30th birthday, the UK data and information regulator has just published its latest Annual Report. Stephen Groom attended its launch and pulls out some nuggets for advertisers from that event and the Report itself.
Non-cookie tech guidance from US behavioural ad trade body
The Network Advertising Initiative self-regulatory Code of Conduct pioneered the concept of giving web users notice and choice regarding online behavioural advertising. Now it has produced guidance for use of non-cookie technologies for the same purpose. Nick Johnson investigates.
Hamburg Court throws out publishers’ challenge to ad blocking software
AdBlock Plus software allows web users to prevent ads appearing on websites they visit. Major German online publishers including Zeit.de and Handelsblatt challenged this. Daisy Jones reports on the landmark judgment.
The ICO’s revised guidance on monetary penalties not optimal as it fails to reflect key changes made on 6 April 2015
The third edition of ICO’s guidance on its approach to the issuing of penalties of up to £500,000 was out of date on publication. Chloe Deng investigates how this happened and asks whether, despite this, it is still worth a read.
Lower threshold for £500,000 nuisance marketing fines is go
As promised, the Coalition Government, in one of its last legislative actions, brought into force the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) (Amendment) Regulations 2015. Stephen Groom reports.
Appeal judges say the Data Protection Act is “incorrect” in historic Vidal Hall & Ors vs Google judgment
In a ground breaking judgment in a behavioural advertising case brought against Google, the Court of Appeal has potentially changed the regulatory game, and not in a good way, for online advertisers. Stephen Groom reports.
Online travel insurer Staysure.co.uk fined £175,000 for data lapse
Following an attack by hackers, three million customer records were put at risk and details of 5,000 payment cards were compromised. Had PCIDSS rules for processing credit card data been adhered to? Chloe Deng reports on the ICO’s findings.
Now the sky’s the limit for magistrates’ fines for ad, sales and data law breaches
On 12 March 2015, the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No.11) Order 2015 became law and quietly revolutionised Magistrates’ powers to impose fines for breaches of advertising, trading and data laws. Stephen Groom reports.
Data protection law in the Netherlands. What to expect in 2015
An infographic from Jeroen Lub and Kevin vant Klooster of Osborne Clarke Amsterdam forecasts a more aggressive privacy law enforcement landscape in the year ahead with fines of up to €810,000 or 10% of turnover for data law breaches.
French consumer body lambasts social media small print
An opinion from the French “Abusive Clauses Commission” has complained of 46 provisions in social media site terms of use and privacy policies that in its view are unfair. Georgina Graham and Gregoire Dumas report.
