Junk food ban online: Cadbury, Chewits and Squashies first ads disallowed
Adverts for Cadbury eggs and Chewits and Squashies sweets have been banned for breaking new rules prohibiting the advertising of junk food to children.
GDPR one month on: Large rise in privacy complaints across Europe
The ICO has reported a sharp rise in complaints after GDPR, from a rise in breach notifications from organisations, as well as more data protection complaints following the activation of the law.
Lost for words: 60% of 16-24s use the same password for multiple accounts
More than two in five (44%) Brits use the same password for multiple accounts, according to new research.
Apple to punish apps that misuse address book data
Apple is punishing apps that misues people’s address book data by quietly rolling out a new set of rules for developers last week, adding restrictions for apps that vacuum up the address books of iPhone users.
Ad data wars: Apple blocks Facebook and Google tracking tools by default
Apple is updating its Safari web browser with an option for users to block Facebook and Google’s data collection practices.
Data scandal: Trust in Facebook drops by half
Facebook users’ faith in the social media site has fallen dramatically in the last twelve months with more than half (52%) of Brits saying they now trust the company less than this time last year, according to research by Virtual Private Network (VPN) comparison service Top10VPN.com.
Mary Meeker’s Internet trends: the 2018 ‘privacy paradox’
There’s a “privacy paradox” surrounding data collection for profit, where data needs to be used to enrich people’s experiences without betraying their trust, according to the annual report from digital guru Mary Meeker.
SEMrush study: searches for GDPR increase 700% in run up to implementation date
As the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force this week, searches on the subject increased by 700% globally in the last year. Around the world, Google searches for GDPR increased from 250,000 to more than 2 million, according to new data from online marketing platform, SEMrush.
Only 2% of UK Consumers consider GDPR to be NOT Important
Following Mark Zuckerberg’s meeting with the EU Parliament and GDPR coming into force, new research shows that consumers across the UK overwhelmingly describe GDPR as being extremely or very important to them in relation to their digital lives (76%), and just 2% think it has no importance.
AgeChecked teams up with Blockchain platform for age verification
AgeChecked, a solution provider for online retailers of age-restricted goods and services, has partnered up with Blockpass, a blockchain-based identity application, to offer users age verification certificates that enable them to prove their age when interacting or accessing services online.
‘Bring your own device’ linked with cybersecurity risk for six in 10 UK SMEs
With a week until GDPR hits, there is a correlation between ‘bring your own device’ (BYOD) schemes and increased cybersecurity risk in small businesses, according to new research.
81% of UK marketers feel ready for GDPR (but employers may not be)
GDPR awareness is at its highest level since 2016 and 81% of marketers feel prepared, but 7% say their employers still have no plan in place, according to new research.
GDPR: US start-ups better prepared than European counterparts
With less than 10 working days to go to GDPR D-Day, small businesses are feeling the pressure most, according to new research.
Brits ‘will punish firms that fail to safeguard data’ (and reward those that do)
Consumers have little trust in organisations to safeguard their personal data, with almost two in five (39 percent) saying they believe most businesses don’t know how to protect their data, according to new research.
Online news trends: Consumers seek trusted titles in ‘post-truth’ world
Over the last year social media has taken a battering with fake news, data scandals and brand safety concerns causing many to question social platforms.
Talking to customers about their data is the key to GDPR
Consumer awareness of upcoming new data laws directly increases comfort in data sharing, according to new research.
Apple ‘banning apps that share people’s location data’- report
Apple has been removing App Store apps that violate the company’s policies by sharing location data with third parties without consent, ahead of the new GDPR privacy rules, according to a new report.
Shutterstock uses AI to help people avoid image copyright issues
Shutterstock is making it easier for people to avoid using copyrighted images on Google Image Search with a new AI powered Chrome extension.
GDPR: UK consumers to target businesses with onslaught of data privacy requests
Two in five (40 per cent) of UK consumers are already planning to request personal information within six months of GDPR coming into force.
Cambridge Analytica shuts down over data scandal (but enquiry continues)
Cambridge Analytica, the firm at the centre of the Facebook data breach is shutting down, but has been told it “cannot be allowed to delete their data history by closing”.
