28 May 2013
Key vote on draft Data Protection Regulation delayed
A key vote on the draft Data Protection Regulation in the Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee (LIBE) in the European Parliament has been further delayed until mid to late June 2013. This gives DMA members more time to lobby their local MEP. Jan Phillipe Albrecht, the German Green...28 May 2013
UK businesses confused over EU data reforms, says ICO
40% of UK businesses do not fully understand the European Commission’s proposed data reforms in the draft Data Protection Regulation, according to a recent survey commissioned by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). The survey, which was carried out by London Economics, found that...28 May 2013
New digital consumer bill of rights in Queen's Speech
Digital consumers will have new rights under the draft Consumer Rights Bill, revealed in the Queen’s Speech on 8 May. The draft bill will update consumer protection laws to include digital purchases, such as e-books and apps, and simplify consumer rights by consolidating them into one place –...28 May 2013
Ireland proposes business-friendly changes to draft Data Protection Regulation
Ireland has produced revised proposals on the requirements for consent under the draft Data Protection Regulation to avoid click fatigue among consumers. Ireland, who currently holds the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, proposes to replace the requirement for “explicit” consent with...28 May 2013
ICO joins global sweep to improve website privacy policies
Too often organisations are using privacy notices to protect themselves rather than inform the public, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said in a recent blog. The ICO has been examining the privacy policies of 250 websites based in the UK as part of a global sweep to improve the...
20 May 2013
Member ContentNational email benchmarking report H1 2012
Welcome to the National email benchmarking report H1 2012. Alchemy Worx is proud to sponsor the DMA’s benchmarking reports as they are invaluable for UK email marketers, representing the only pan-ESP benchmarks for email metrics in the UK.
17 May 2013
What sales teams can tell marketers about product launches
It’s the biggest argument that you will hear in the bar after every conference or product launch. The sales team will be puffing up their chests and showing their tail feathers like peacocks. The marketers will be coughing “bullsh*t” under their breath. The marketers firmly believe that they’re...
17 May 2013
How Channel 4 made data sharing fun for me â no really!
An email I got from Channel 4 the other day got me thinking about data privacy from a consumer’s perspective. I recently registered on 4oD so that I could watch stuff from the archive, which meant sharing some personal data. Like most people, I don’t do small print and always click on the ‘I...09 May 2013