Tag Archives: Data Protection
‘Data Protection – Will you be fine or fined?’ By John North, Commercial Department
As there have been numerous press reports about private and public sector organisations being fined for problems with Data Protection, we were recently asked by a client to present a short, practical workshop for its senior managers on the Data Protection Act. Our talk covered the following: Continue reading
‘The Information Commissioner Gets Tough’ by John North and Emma Boulter
Information Commissioner gets tough with fines for Data Protection Breaches by John North and Emma Boulter. Continue reading
‘Directors and employees taking confidential information’ by Richard Woodman
Foxtons is an organisation used to attracting headlines – not always favourable but usually demonstrating its success. However, its latest appearance across the media is firmly in the role of victim. Its unfortunate experience at the hands of a departing senior director is likely to ring the alarm bells with many businesses. Continue reading
‘Thoughts on social media, confidentiality and privacy’ by Louise Engel, Corporate Department
(With thanks to our work experience guy Liam)
In the past five years, the growth of social media has been impossible to miss. From individual bloggers through to large well-known sites such as Facebook, YouTube and Twitter, social media has now become a large part of today’s society. With such growth in such a short period of time, any legal issues raised are bound to be thin on case law. However, like the internet beforehand, whilst there are risks to social media outlets, the benefits can be great if it is regulated sufficiently. Continue reading
‘Legal issues for direct marketers’ by David Konviser
We’ve just produced a fairly detailed bulletin about the legal issues surrounding the use of databases for direct marketing purposes.
Most businesses will have some form of database containing customer and prospect information and will send out marketing materials to alert people to their products and services. Continue reading