by u7s6k | Jan 4, 2019 | Blogs, GDPR, Marketing
In a recent case, the court set out some guidance for how much fine you might get if you’re sending marketing communications without getting the right consent (and this is even before GDPR comes into force next May)… In this case, LAD Media sent almost 400,000 text...
by u7s6k | Mar 14, 2018 | Blogs, GDPR, Marketing, Privacy
When can you take and publish pictures of people without their consent? A legitimate, and interesting question, which might depend whose picture you’re taking. Releasing Jeremy Corbyn’s image on Virgin trains was not a breach, according to the ICO…(it was in...
by u7s6k | Aug 27, 2017 | Blogs, GDPR, Marketing, Privacy
I’m attending many seminars and webinars, and speaking at conferences on GDPR. The new General Data Protection Regulation, which comes into force in May 2018. Here are some of the concerns I’m hearing about: Legacy data – what do we do with our...
by u7s6k | Jul 27, 2017 | Blogs, GDPR, Marketing, Privacy, Websites
The ICO has released its international strategy, plotting its plans for Brexit and GDPR compliance. The ICO must iron out differences between UK and EU data visions The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its international strategy, setting out...
by u7s6k | Jul 11, 2017 | Blogs, GDPR, Marketing, Privacy
So, you may have heard of the GDPR, which will be enforced from 25th May 2018, and you may know about the UK Regulator’s vision of increasing data trust and confidence across the UK public The ICO recently emphasised the importance of data protection in the digital...
by u7s6k | Jun 28, 2017 | Blogs, GDPR, Marketing, Privacy, Websites
This builds on each stage of the process and includes the following steps: Describing the information you are processing, and how the processing works, and the purposesYou must assess the ‘necessity’ for the processing and ‘proportionality’Next you will assess...
