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Are cookies outside the long arm of the data privacy police? Not according to no less than two separate Commissions.   Topic: Data ProtectionWho: The Information Commission and the European…

Following the Court of Appeal’s recent verdict, we look under the hype of the Hello!/OK!/Zeta-Jones/Douglas wedding photo case and identify signposts for marketers in the legal deliberations on rights of…

American hospitals, healthcare insurance companies, pharmacies, health maintenance organisations and medical researchers are up in arms over data privacy rules approved by Clinton shortly before handing over The White House…

As a privatised water utility Thames Water was keen to keep its shareholders happy   Topic: Data privacy Who: Thames Water Utilities and the Data Protection Commission When: Mid 1999…

Enforcement action was initiated by the Data Protection Commission against Second Telcom and Top 20 in respect of the sending of unsolicited marketing faxes   Topic: Data privacy Who: Second…

US body Privacy International accused Amazon.co.uk of breaking UK data protection laws by transferring to the US personal data held about its British customers   Topic: Data privacyWho: AmazocyWho: Amazon.co.uk…

Burger King’s recent launch of a loyalty card scheme for 10-16 year olds called BKBuzz has raised healthy eating pressure groups’ hackles, but what’s the position regarding processing of young…

As the UK’s Data Protection Commissioner announced a record rise in the number of complaints over the misuse of personal data held by third parties, there have been a number…

Following the coming into force of the Telecommunications (Data Protection and Privacy) Regulations 1999, Elizabeth France, Data Protection Commissioner, has issued the first enforcement notices requiring compliance with the Regs.…