Brits demand trade deals don’t water down data laws
As new concerns are raised over the UK’s trade deal with Japan, UK consumers have made their feelings loud and…
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UK industry chiefs call for ‘precious’ Brexit data deal
Advertising, marketing and technology industry bodies – including the DMA, the Advertising Association and TechUK – have joined forces with…
EU told to block UK data deal due to ICO’s dismal record
Brussels must reject the Government’s calls for a post-Brexit “adequacy decision” – which would pave the way for the frictionless…
Japan data deal better than EU agreement, Truss insists
The Government has made the bizarre claim that the digital and data provisions in the UK’s much-trumpeted trade deal with…
Covid, Brexit and tech giants fuel sector triple whammy
The economic devastation of Covid-19 might be keeping marketers awake at night but it is also exacerbating long-term issues and,…
Govt plots war-themed ‘shock and awe’ Brexit campaign
The Government is giving up the ghost on its “Get ready for Brexit” messaging for a new campaign designed to…
Truss us: Asia-Pacific is a data goldmine, says minister
The UK Government is risking further ructions with Brussels after revealing plans to strike deals on the free flow of…
‘Chicken’ ICO kicks adtech investigation into long grass
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been accused of chickening out of its investigation into the real-time bidding and adtech industry,…
Brussels to relax data laws to help build EU tech giants
The European Commission is aiming to break US tech giants’ stranglehold on the data economy by changing the law to…
Govt plans for EU data transfer deal branded ‘nonsense’
Privacy experts have ridiculed Government claims that a post-Brexit “adequacy agreement” on data protection – which will allow UK firms…