Amid mixed reports from Brussels and Luxembourg (currently holding Presidency of the Council of the EU) on attempts to finalise EU data protection reforms, the ICO has published tips on how to prepare for the changes ahead.Georgina Graham reports.
“Only one entry per person” said one part of the rules for a joint Harrods/Condé Nast “Put the Harrods Green Man on the map” prize promotion. But another part allowed multiple entries. Which was right? Cue complaints to the ASA. Jude King reports.
The fall-out from the sad demise of an aged Bristol donor complaining of cold calls continues with an official report into fundraising that says the current self-regulatory system should be scrapped. Daisy Jones reports.
Point One Marketing has been fined for brazenly making illegal calls to sell devices that blocked…..illegal calls, with a record penalty imposed on Home Energy & Lifestyle Management for automated calls “on an industrial scale.” Barney Sich reports.
In three recent ASA adjudications, against Timeshare Solutions, Hospital Medical Group and Essex Pamper Parties, customer testimonials were the subject of complaint upheld findings. Thomas Spanyol reports with a reminder of the rules that apply.
Does a Slovak-registered business running a property-dealing website targeted at Hungarians hosted on a server in Austria have to comply with Slovak or Hungarian data protection law? Stephen Groom reports on the CJEU’s decision in Weltimmo vs NAIH.
Outdoor advertising multinational JCDecaux sought authorisation for a wi-fi based system for connecting with smartphones of pedestrians walking near posters. Did the CNIL grant their request? Claire Bouchenard of Osborne Clarke Paris reports.
Following the much-reported CJEU judgment scrapping with immediate effect one of the most popular methods for legalising EEA-US personal data transfers, where do we go from here and what are Europe’s data regulators saying and doing? George Garrard reports.
In the District Court of The Hague, history has been made in a comparative advertising case involving optical measuring instrument competitors i-Optics and Oculus. Kevin vant Klooster of Osborne Clarke Amsterdam reports.
A California-based online entertainment network has agreed to settle FTC charges that it engaged in deceptive advertising in You Tube videos endorsing an online game system. Would the same conduct here have also irked our regulators? Jamie Heatly reports.
The Money Shop’s measures to ensure the protection of personal data left a lot to be desired. How did the ICO react? Daisy Jones reports.
An e-mail headline said “Everything under the sun. It’s all 40% off…excluding sale items.” Small print below said” Offer applies to select products as indicated [in store]” Surely this was not misleading? Stephen Groom and Anna Kehely report on the ASA’s finding.
