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Ticketmaster hit with £1.25m ICO fine for chatbot-related data breach

Ticketmaster’s fine relates to a breach, which included names, payment card numbers, expiry dates, and CVV numbers, that may have affected 9.4m Ticketmaster customers across Europe – including 1.5m in the UK

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More than two-thirds of ICO fines issued since January 2019 havent been paid

Of 21 fines handed out between January 2019 and August 2020, just nine have been collected by the ICO

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Marriott slapped with £18.4m ICO fine for data breach

A cyber-attack on Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide in 2014 is estimated by Marriott to have left the records of 339m worldwide guests vulnerable

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The UK will be implementing a new code to keep children safe from online harm

The UK Information Commissioner’s Office has created a new code of 15 principles that aim to make the internet a safer place for children, including the prevention of self-harm or

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ICO issues real-time bidding regulation warning

A report on the warning from the Information Commissioner’s Office to the ad tech industry that it will regulate real-time bidding if the industry does not clean up its act

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IAB outlines plans in response to ICOs concerns over real-time bidding

In response to the Information Commissioner’s Office’s (ICO’s) ‘Update report into adtech and real time bidding’, published in June 2019, IAB UK has set out a series of actions designed

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More than 40 per cent of ICO fines havent been paid

Since 2015, 42 per cent of the total fine amount handed out by the ICO hasnt been paid

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ICO ad tech report: Can digital marketing repent and be born again?

Teavaros Nico Pizzolato discusses the ICOs recent claims that the ad tech industry is violating data protection laws and what can be done to help online advertising to continue to

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EE hit with £100,000 fine for breach of messaging laws

Mobile network EE has been slapped with a £100,000 fine by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for sending text messages to customers without their consent. More than 2.5m direct marketing

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ICO slams ad tech industry for failure to comply with data protection laws

13 months on from the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the UK’s data protection authority, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), has released a report to point out

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Talking Mobile with Adjust’s SVP of Global Revenue, Ender Ozcan

Peggy Anne Salz sits down with Adjust‘s SVP of Global Revenue, Ender Ozcan at Mobile World Congress 2024 to discuss the importance of “relevancy”, reliable data and personalisation.

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Talking Mobile with mParticle’s SVP Global Revenue, Rob Murphy

Peggy Anne Salz sits down with mParticle‘s SVP of Global Revenue, Rob Murphy at Mobile World Congress 2024 to discuss infusing humanity into marketing, the impact of AI on the industry and “turning

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Talking Mobile with mParticle’s VP, International Customer Success, Matt Monks

Peggy Anne Salz sits down with mParticle‘s VP, International Customer Success, Matt Monks at Mobile World Congress 2024 to discuss engaging with first-party data, personalisation and the importance of using data in

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Talking Mobile with Digital Turbine

Peggy Anne Salz sits down with Digital Turbine‘s RVP, Head of Performance EMEA, Ryan Cook, at Mobile World Congress 2024 to discuss on device solutions, user acquisition and navigating the

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Talking Mobile with France Télévisions

Peggy Anne Salz sits down with France Télévisions‘ Head of Responsible CRM, Anaïs Flores, at Mobile World Congress 2024, to discuss data-driven decisions, engagement strategies and content diversity.

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Talking Mobile with ConsultMyApp

David Murphy discusses how acquisition and engagement combine to deliver sustainable growth for apps with Mike Rhodes, CEO and Founder of ConsultMyApp.

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Talking Mobile App Maturity with Airship

David Murphy talks to Airship Senior Strategy Consultant, Monica Lawson, about the companys Mobile App Experience Maturity Assessment tool

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Talking Mobile with Yodel Mobile

David Murphy takes a deep dive into app marketing with Mick Rigby, Founder and CEO of Yodel Mobile

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Socially-responsible social media

Sue Fennessy, Founder and CEO of WeAre8, tells David Murphy how the social network is trying to give something back to the people on it, and to the planet

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Retargeting on Android is changing: here’s what you need to know

As consumer demand for privacy grows ever-stronger, Google has begun building privacy-centric advertising solutions that will change the way user data is leveraged for retargeting campaigns. But what does that mean for advertisers and how can mobile marketers adapt to ensure that retargeting on Android continues to drive value? To find out, Remerge spoke to Güven Soydan, who has led several product teams throughout his 14-year career in digital advertising. Today, as VP of Product at Remerge, Güven and his team are among the first to work directly with Google on the development of their new advertising framework

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