Holding Data Protection Officers to account
I settled this claim out of court by holding the DPO to account. I can reasonably say that all of the DPOs that I’ve dealt with over the years, are either incompetent, or they have Read More …
Month: August 2020
Relying on tentative consent
I filed this claim with the court but later withdrew the claim. I’ve withheld the details of the controller for this reason. I received a direct marketing email from this controller out of the blue. Read More …
The Service Message scam
What constitutes a service message has not been defined by law. Yet whenever I submit a complaint about being targeted with unlawful direct marketing to a controller, their Data Protection Officer (DPO) will often reply Read More …
An exceedingly good case: King v Premier Foods PLC
The lesson learned from this case, is that the definition of direct marketing is so broad, that arguably any advertising or marketing material that is directed at an individual, will constitute direct marketing. To argue Read More …
King v DSG Retail Limited (Currys PC World)
In this case, the judge accepted that an abandoned-basket email is subject to R22 PECR, and that the controller failed to comply with R22 PECR prior to targeting me with this direct marketing. The judge Read More …