The Information Commissioner’s Office has launched a GDPR awareness campaign aimed at people running micro-businesses – those employing fewer than 10 people.
Link: ‘Making data protection your business’ – campaign launched to help micro-businesses prepare for the new data protection law
Source: ICO .org.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office has searched two addresses in Greater Manchester as part of an investigation into companies suspected of sending millions of unsolicited text messages.
Link: Information Commissioner’s Office raids addresses in Greater Manchester investigating 11 million nuisance text messages
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The Information Commissioner’s Office has searched two addresses in Greater Manchester as part of an investigation into companies suspected of sending millions of unsolicited text messages.
Link: ICO raids addresses in Greater Manchester investigating 11 million nuisance text messages
Source: ICO .org.uk
With the demand for connected toys, smart watches and smart home accessories growing rapidly it’s safe to say the IoT market is booming.
Link: Making or selling Internet of Things (IoT) devices? Six reasons you need to be thinking about data protection
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Elizabeth Denham has been announced number one in the 2018 edition of the DataIQ 100
Link: Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, named most influential person in data-driven business
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Link: ICO Technology Strategy 2018-2021
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An international operation has found that the affiliate marketing industry has significant issues to overcome in terms of compliance with rules concerning privacy and unsolicited communications.
Link: Affiliate marketing industry needs to clean up its act in terms of privacy law compliance
Source: ICO .org.uk
This winter has been a busy one for the ICO’s international team. Two highlights included being invited to speak at the Government of the Philippines’ first FOI Summit, and having the pleasure of receiving colleagues of the Information Regulator in South Africa.
Link: ICO’s blog on its international work
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The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has today launched a campaign, supported by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), urging small businesses to prepare for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Link: ICO supports Federation of Small Businesses campaign to help small businesses to prepare for the GDPR
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Elizabeth Denham’s keynote speech, screened at the DMA’s Data Protection 2018 event on Friday 23 February in London.
Link: Direct Marketing Association Data Protection 2018
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