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16/11/2023 Publication: I'm fully expecting someone to call me up and start shouting at me when they read this article
Olivia clears up the confusion around direct marketing, including what is and isn’t possible when it comes to keeping in contact with customers. Read Olivia’s article “I’m fully expecting someone to call me up and start shouting at me when they read this article” published in issue 351 of PC Pro, available to buy now. PC Pro website: pcpro.co.uk.
02/11/2023 Newsflash: Online Safety Bill becomes an Act
The much-debated Online Safety Bill received Royal Assent on 26 October 2023, so it is now the Online Safety Act 2023.
11/10/2023 Publication: Subtle but helpful – changes to the right of access under DPDI 2
In this article, I discuss the upcoming changes to the rules on subject access requests under the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill (DPDI 2). Some of these changes also impact the broader rights of data subjects.
the full article: “Subtle but helpful – changes to the right of access under DPDI 2” published in Volume 24 Issue 1 of the PDP Privacy and Data Protection Journal (http://www.pdpjournals.com).
14/09/2023 Publication: I often see jaws drop when I tell a business they need to speak about what they’re planning to do
The updated Bill covering data protection and digital information contains subtle changes that may have a big impact on how your firm does business.
Read Olivia’s article “I often see jaws drop when I tell a business they need to speak about what they’re planning to do” published in issue 349 of PC Pro, available to buy now. PC Pro website: pcpro.co.uk.
18/07/2023 Article: ICO publishes Annual Report 2022/2023
The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its annual report, containing details of its activities and financial statements between April 2022 and March 2023. It also published an annual report last year (relating to the period between April 2021 and March 2022), and somehow I failed to publish an update on it! So my article this year has some statistics from the last two years. John Edwards took over from Elizabeth Denham as the ICO during the course of 2021/2022, so these are the first two Annual Reports for John Edwards as the ICO.
13/07/2023 Publication: The basic contract elements are often not called into question. But they’re still there nagging at you
Contracts are the foundation of business, but some recent examples show that the black and white of an agreement can quickly fade to grey.
Read Olivia’s article “The basic contract elements are often not called into question. But they’re still there nagging at you” published in issue 347 of PC Pro, available to buy now. PC Pro website: pcpro.co.uk.
11/05/2023 Publication: Was I being a bad mother by allowing my three-year-old daughter to watch Frozen?
Read Olivia’s article “Was I being a bad mother by allowing my three-year-old daughter to watch Frozen?” published in issue 345 of PC Pro, available to buy now. PC Pro website: pcpro.co.uk.
14/03/2023 Newsflash: Data Protection and Digital Information Bill – The Return!
On 8 March 2023, the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill was introduced into UK Parliament.
10/03/2023 Publication: I find myself incapable of moving away from my laptop as I await further updates
Read Olivia’s article “I find myself incapable of moving away from my laptop as I await further updates” published in issue 340 of PC Pro, available to buy now. PC Pro website: pcpro.co.uk.
