Data protection: New ma...

New powers have been given to the UK government department tasked with policing data protection, including the right to issue fines of up to £500,000 for serious breaches of personal data. Speaking at the DMA annual data protection conference, the Commissioner talked of email and online marketing as sectors that have forced the regulator to focus on the new types of data challenges, giving a clear warning to the digital marketing industry to ensure compliancy.

Right to reply: The Fut...

2009 was the year mobile apps went mainstream, but what next? In this right to reply article, Patrick Gardner, CEO, Perfect Fools, looks at what to expect over the coming years.

Microsoft – Yahoo searc...

Microsoft's planned partnership with Yahoo! has now been given the go-ahead by both US and European regulators, paving the way for a new search ad initiative aimed at rivaling market leader Google.