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Direct marketing code of practice (UK Information Commissioner’s Office)

This is a statutory code of practice prepared under section 122 of theData Protection Act 2018. It provides practical guidance for thoseconducting direct marketing or operating within the broader directmarketing ecosystem. It explains the law and provides good practicerecommendations. Following the code along with other ICO guidancewill help you to comply with the GDPR and …

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California Wireless Network Security requirements

California law sets out minimum requirements for wireless access point security by imposing obligations on manufacturers to ensure consumers are aware of the risks and informed as to how to protect themselves. Who is regulated by the law (Territorial Scope)? What is regulated by the law (Material Scope)? Obligations imposed Enforcement California Wireless Network Security …

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GDPR and Brexit – What Does Leaving The EU Mean For UK Privacy Protections

As part of Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill, the data privacy protections afforded by GDPR will remain intact for UK residents. Essentially, the current GDPR rules will still apply in the UK after Brexit and will be absorbed into and work hand in hand with the UK’s existing Data Protection Act of 2018. Q: Does …

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Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) under GDPR & CCPA

Constantine Karbaliotis, a Canadian Privacy Lawyer has created the mother of all data access requests that a company may receive under GDPR or CCPA. These are the edge cases… but they are the requests that en masse could bring your IT department to its knees if unprepared. The Nightmare Letter: A Subject Access Request under …

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Publishers and marketers are mostly absent from key group deciding what comes after the third-party cookie

“There’s been a persistent under-engagement by big publishers in the technology around their online businesses,” said Don Marti, a strategist for browser company Mozilla. The tide is turning, though, he said, noting, “The forward-thinking publishers are interested in establishing some kind of a common enabling tech front on web technologies and the organizational aspects of …

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New study: The advertising industry is systematically breaking the law

The Norwegian Consumer Council urges companies that rely on digital advertising to look towards alternative solutions to the currently domineering online advertising system, such as technologies that do not rely on widespread sharing and collection of personal data. The situation is completely out of control. In order to shift the significant power imbalance between consumers …

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