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Since 1998 UK businesses outsourcing marketing services to offshore providers have grappled with how this can de done without breaching the Data Protection Act of that year. Is a compliant…

For years the UK’s data protection watchdog has been pressing for greater powers with which to fight data protection law infringers. Now the ICO has announced an apparent major step-change…

Are privacy policies ever read by individuals before they entrust their data with advertisers? A recent survey suggested they were not. The IOC is pushing for a new approach to…

At a recent major IT law conference, Osborne Clarke’s Stephen Groom reported on the data protection law landmarks of 2004.   Click here to see Stephen's slides.

Although we cannot understand why we have to wait until then, in Spring 2005 life should get easier for those shifting personal data out of the European Economic Area. We…

It’s now nearly four years since the European Commission and the US Department of Commerce agreed the ‘Safe Harbor’ gateway to compliant EU/US transfer of personal data. At last, it…

With her lawyers on no-win no-fee, supermodel Ms Campbell was not the only one smiling when she finally prevailed against The Mirror over an article about her drug addiction treatment.…

Our human rights legislation may recognise a right to privacy, but the UK courts still steadfastly refuse to grant damages or other relief for “breach of privacy rights” per se.…

At the UK DMA’s fifth Annual Data Protection Conference, the keynote speech by Information Commissioner Richard Thomas gave useful insights on the watchdog’s future strategies and priorities.   Topic: Data protection Who: Richard…

Previously on marketinglaw we reported on potentially seismic implications for direct marketers of a recent Court of Appeal judgement on the meaning of ‘personal data.’ The Information Commission has now…