DATE March 20, 2020 3:18 pm
POSTED BY David Hendry
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In some previous blogs the Outsourced DPO considered the background to the PECR, how they interact with, compliment and “trump” the DPA and GDPR, and the general prohibition on unsolicited direct marketing via electronic communications systems and equipment. We looked at the definition of direct marketing and found it to...
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DATE March 4, 2020 2:48 pm
POSTED BY David Hendry
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What is direct marketing? In the previous blog the Outsourced DPO considered the background to the PECR, how they interact with, compliment and “trump” the DPA and GDPR, and the general prohibition on unsolicited direct marketing via electronic communications systems and equipment. In this blog the Outsourced DPO takes a...
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DATE February 25, 2020 2:35 pm
POSTED BY David Hendry
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PECR. They are still around! When discussing the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (2003) (as amended numerous times) the Outsourced DPO usually finds one of several reactions: What? Never heard of ‘em. No! That can’t possibly be right – it’s bonkers! But I thought they were replaced by the GDPR....
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DATE January 7, 2020 2:12 pm
POSTED BY David Hendry
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Company fined for use of publicly available information. One of the common misconceptions about data protection law is that data in the public domain is a freely available resource to which the law does not apply. For example, some people believe that telephone numbers on websites are not subject to...
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DATE August 10, 2016 8:32 pm
POSTED BY Philip Brining
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This is the first blog I have done in relation to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations for some time and it’s been prompted by a compliance breach that I came across a couple of weeks ago that I thought would be worthwhile sharing. Scenario Fred started work as a...
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