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Disclaimer – I’m not a lawyer, so this is not legal advice. I’ve chewed through the regulations and I have gained a fairly clear idea of what the changes are, and am highlighting them below. I’m also focussing on what this means for marketers – but these regulations reach far and wide, to any personal […]
Previously I discussed ways to monitor for hacking and discover if/when your site had been attacked when you otherwise might not know. Now I’d like to talk about ways to prevent your site being hacked in the first place… More and more we’re seeing websites being hacked with nefarious content (and links) being injected in […]
It seems that Google are yet again facing more pressure in Europe this week with concerns over their growing dominance in online markets and the handling of personal data in the wake of the US internet surveillance scandal. In this scenario the German government has been criticising the search giant, claiming their algorithms are in […]
With just over a month to go until the deadline for compliance with the EU ePrivacy Directive, I’ve had a number of clients and fellow marketers ask me what I’m doing about it and how they should be gearing up for action. The ICO released a ‘practical’ guide in December (available here) but I admit […]
So, I’ve done a few posts on the ICO regulations now, and I’m trying to stay on top of the developments in the area as it’s likely to have a big effect on the work the team and I do here at Coast Digital. I heard an anecdote yesterday and realised just how over the […]
Beyond the media’s attention on the Facebook IPO there has also been a major announcement by Google detailing the overhaul and unification of their privacy policy. As a user of any Google products you are likely to have either been sent an un-personalised standard email message or upon login you’ve been displayed a message in […]
From 26th May the way in which websites will use cookies is to fundamentally change in response to the EU’s new privacy directive and the regulations issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office. Whilst the rules have been in effect since May 2011 there has been a 12 month grace period for websites to comply with […]
How much do we really want to know about a professional footballer who’s ‘allegedly’ had an affair with a reality TV star? Do we really care about it, or are we interested simply because the player in question didn’t want us to know and used his wealth and influence to try and stop us finding […]
