The Guardian newspaper has penned a new blog and open letter to the the ad industry after it updated the first layer of its consent banner.
ICO warns top UK websites to ensure cookie compliance or face action
Over half of the biggest UK websites have been told by the Information Commission Office (ICO) that they need to ensure advertising cookie compliance, or face action.
ICO issues close to £200k in fines for ‘illegal’ direct marketing
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined three companies offering financial services a total of £170,000 for illegal direct marketing.
Two-thirds of SMEs seek GDPR reform as data ‘stunts business’
Two-thirds (66%) SMEs leaders seek data privacy reform to address the “significant GDPR shortcomings” presented from the data.
Reddit to stop users from opting-out of ad personalisation
Reddit is set to remove the ability of some users to opt-out of ad personalisation, the measure will however not be rolled out across all markets.
5 years on – has GDPR succeeded in bringing data abusers to heel?
Five years on from GDPR’s introduction, did the privacy policy achieve what it set out to do – and what lies in store amid post-Brexit tweaking?
TikTok fined £12.7 million for misusing children’s data
TikTok has been fined £12.7 million for a number of breaches of data protection law, including failing to protect children’s personal data, according to the UK’s data watchdog.
DPDI Bill: Michelle Donelan backs data bill, saying new GDPR legislation “benefits everyone”
Earlier this week, Michelle Donelan MP addressed DMA Data 2023, promoting the new Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI).
IAB UK asks marketers to ‘shelve the silverware’ and only work with ‘gold standard’ media suppliers
IAB UK has unveiled a campaign to urge marketers to only work with digital advertising suppliers that adhere to the organisation’s ‘Gold Standard’.
Crystal ball save us all: 2023 marketing predictions from industry leaders
As we head into 2023, marketing industry leaders share their predictions for influencer, social, data, B2B and SEO changes over the next year.