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- Patients' Data Imperfectly Shredded by Marketing by Permission on Nov 23, 2009
What would you think if your medical record escapes and was used as packaging material by a local jeweller? Me, I'd be livid! And that's what happend with records that originated at Papworth Hospital, though the hospital is quick and wise to explai...
- The days of a strong letter from your favourite aged uncle are over! by Marketing by Permission on Nov 17, 2009
Until now the UK Information Commissioner's role has been almost pointless and pathetic. Break the law, the criminal law, mark you, and you get a strongly worded letter from a sweet avuncular chap who smacks you on the wrist and says "bed with no sup...
- Email - how to make a fool of yourself fast and to thousands! by Marketing by Permission on Oct 28, 2009
It's been a day for email errors. I even thought one of them was mine. The day started with a distraught colleague calling me to see if an email had escaped her clutches onto a large discussion email list I moderate. People make errors like this all...
- Social network sites and impersonation by Marketing by Permission on Oct 1, 2009
There's a court case in Illinois about a couple of brats who impersonated another kid and then defamed him (allegedly). I have to say 'allegedly' because the case isn't over. The great thing is that I was asked to comment because I have an underst...
- Offshore cold calls can still be unlawful by Marketing by Permission on Oct 1, 2009
These things are a real pest. The UK company who wants the calls made outsources them to someone outside the European Economic Area in the profound hope that this means that a cold call to a Telephone Preference Service registered number will escap...
- "It's against Data Protection to tell you that!" - British Gas by Marketing by Permission on Sep 21, 2009
No, it isn't. It may be confidential, but it isn't against Data Protection. Not in this instance. This just illustrates that this old saw is getting rather blunt. It was years ago that Amanda Chandler, the Data Privacy guru and demigod for Vod...
- Do not embed software on your site unwisely! by Marketing by Permission on Sep 7, 2009
After I finished the blog about the CEOP I received an email from Wondershare. I have never heard of Wondershare before, but they are a company or individual in China. They told me that I have registered with them for quizzes. Now that's not go...
