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ICO has long been pushing for the power to lock up non-compliant data controllers. This seemed about to happen under the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill, but when the Bill…

UK advertising and marketing laws have just undergone the biggest shake-up ever with the arrival of the Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008. But could these extend even further…

Phorm has reportedly created the world’s first “privacy-friendly” behavioural marketing platform, something which is hotly disputed by privacy lobbyists pushing for Phorm to be criminalised. Now the Information Commissioner has…

The Information Commissioner’s Office decreed that a list of delegates attending a conference was “personal data” and therefore protected by the Data Protection Act. But the case went to appeal.…

In January2008 Royal Decree 1720/2007 made changes to Spain’s data protection laws. One area covered is when a provider of marketing services can and cannot hide behind its client and…

Following recent high profile mislayings of customer data, James Mullock and other members of Osborne Clarke’s Data Protection and Privacy Team focus on some of the principal points to bear…

While the European Commission moves ever closer to designating all computer users’ IP addresses “personal data”, the US has as ever gone its own way in responding to consumer concerns…

“Problem? Gordon’s looking into it” said a recent headline, and here’s another enquiry, possibly the 50th since our new PM arrived. This time the focus is public and private sharing…

Behavioural targeting is flavour of the month if not the year for marketers on both sides of the pond, but in the US there has been a consumer backlash. Melissa…