Europe’s group of national data authorities plans to publish guidance on just four aspects of EU data protection law reforms this year. Will Europe’s businesses be losing out on early help in other key areas? Stephen Groom reports.
Stopping unjustified treatment of customers based on residence or nationality in terms of access and price is amongst key targets of the European Commission’s Digital Single Market Strategy. Daisy Jones reports on the UK government’s response to the Commission’s geo-blocking consultation.
Following concerns as to whether advantage was being taken of vulnerable consumers, the two leading UK insurance industry bodies have published a new Code of Practice on the treatment of vulnerable consumers on policy renewal. Chloe Dumoulin-Richet reports.
Far from being just about privacy notices, the revised code of practice encourages taking a “blended approach” and using privacy-enhancing technologies to communicate privacy information. The code is developed with “compliance with the GDPR in mind”. Georgina Graham reports.
Research commissioned by Ofcom and the ASA into consumer understanding of broadband price advertising has some interesting findings, whilst Ofcom has published a “Voluntary Business Broadband Speeds Code of Practice.” Ben Dunham reports.
In the latest round of the regulatory onslaught against nuisance marketing and silent/abandoned calls, the DCMS is consulting on a change to the Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive) Regulations 2003 making “CLI” compulsory. Jamie Heatly reports.
With the Rio Olympics now less than seven months away, the IOC has published “Social and Digital Media Guidelines for persons accredited to the Games of the XXXI Olympiad Rio 2016.” Nick Johnson reports.
Online travel agent Opodo quoted prices for flights that included a pre-applied discount which was only available using pre-pay Visa card Entropay. Was this misleading? Jude King reports.
Cloud storage is used by growing numbers of UK consumers to store photographs, music and documents. Following complaints, the Competition and Markets Authority has launched an investigation into whether service providers are in breach of consumer laws. Ben Dunham investigates.
Following the surprise, pre-Christmas announcement that EU data protection reforms were at last close to being finalised, what are twenty of the most important changes? Stephen Groom summarises.
“14 Laundry Fails we’ve all experienced” was the headline, then appeared “Brand Publisher” and a Dylon logo, but the style was of a BuzzFeed editorial. Was the ad obviously identifiable as such? Stephen Groom reports on the ASA decision.
