Privacy Archives

High street missing a trick with alternative to paper reciepts

May 7, 2019

Just 50% of high street retailers are offering alternatives to printed, paper receipts according to new research.

Government unveils new cybersecurity laws for IoT devices

May 1, 2019

The UK government is introducing new laws to ensure connected devices are better protected from cyber attacks.

Alphabet revenue disappoints as YouTube ad sales fall

April 30, 2019

Google’s parent company, Alphabet missed revenue forecasts as it was impacted by a fine from the European Commission for blocking rival online search advertisers.

GDPR one year on: IAB offers new privacy guidelines for advertisers

April 26, 2019

Trade body IAB has updated its technical specifications for a GDPR-related framework aimed at helping advertisers, brands and technology providers comply with the European Union’s privacy laws, introduced last year.

Social media regulation: UK Govt proposes ‘like’ and ‘streak’ limits for children

April 16, 2019

Facebook and Instagram ‘likes’ may get shut down for children under new safety plans proposed by the UK.

Ecommerce trends: Nearly 80% of people use shopping apps at home

April 15, 2019

People use ecommerce apps to increase the convenience and value of their shopping experience. Mass merchant (81%) and pure online retailer apps (77%) from stores like Target, WalMart, and Amazon are the most popular types of shopping apps, according to a new survey.

Top B2B sales tips: Fixing the broken sales funnel

April 2, 2019

To fix the broken sales funnel, organisations clearly need to use to fresh, accurate and GDPR compliant data. But that is just the start: successful sales activity is underpinned by a scientific, structured and metrics driven approach that leverages multi-dimensional real-time data, as James Isilay, CEO, Cognism, explains.

Facebook sheds light on News Feed and advertising algorithm secrets

April 1, 2019

Facebook is rolling out a new feature that explains to users how its algorithms decide what to display in their News Feed, including more information on ad targeting factors.

IBM under fire for using Flickr photos for facial-recognition project

March 13, 2019

IBM has been accused of using Flickr photos for a facial-recognition project, without the permission of people in the images.

GDPR risk? Fortune 100 website ‘have 1,768 dark web tags running’

February 15, 2019

An astounding 1,768 dark web tags were found on websites belonging to companies in the Fortune 100, causing a total average website latency of 5.2 seconds, with the 20 worst performing sites showing a total website latency of 11.1 seconds, according to new research.