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Do Canadians have a “right to be forgotten” online that would allow them to make out-of-date or embarrassing information hard to find? The short answer: it’s complicated. A European Union court decision this week with worldwide implications hasn’t provided much clarity for Canadians. But more certainty could be on the way. The…

The activist who spurred California to adopt the country’s first-ever consumer privacy law is readying for another battle: a new ballot initiative that would be even tougher on tech giants and other big businesses that collect people’s personal information. The proposal, unveiled late Tuesday, is the brainchild of Alastair Mactaggart,…

This note examines the GDPR requirement that marketers conduct data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) when buying digital media using “real-time bidding” advertising.  Summary: A 2018 European Court of Justice decision demonstrates that a marketer that buys targeted advertising is a “controller” of the personal data used for that targeting, even if…

FILE PHOTO © Pixabay / Pete Linforth Google’s new quantum computer reportedly spends mere minutes on the tasks the world’s top supercomputers would need several millennia to perform. The media found out about this after NASA “accidentally” shared the firm’s research. The software engineers at Google have built the world’s…

Amid rumours, Google has confirmed the acquisition of Kaggle, a community platform full of data scientists and machine learning enthusiasts. On Wednesday, Google said in a blog post that Kaggle will be joining Google Cloud, in which the skills of Kaggle’s team will be put to use in machine learning training and…

Parents might not like to admit it, but teens and young adults have a unique perspective on using the internet. Many of them belong to the first generation — so-called iGen — to grow up with a smartphone in their house, or their hand.  They may have little to no memory of…

Change is afoot at the U.K.’s data protection watchdog, responsible for enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation. Top execs from the Information Commissioner’s Office have been on a PR push of late, appearing on stage at industry events, agreeing to interviews with the press to deliver a simple message, again and again:…

Photo credit: Getty Images Americans are pretty on board with breaking up Big Tech, especially if it means companies such as Amazon and Google stop showing them search results they make money off of first. Nearly two-thirds of Americans would support breaking up tech firms by undoing recent mergers, such as Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram,…

The shift toward a more customer-centric, omni-channel approach to marketing is a fundamental transformation affecting many industries. In the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences industry, for example, it arises in response to multiple trends including customer adoption of digital technology, changing customer access dynamics, a shift to outcomes-based compensation, and rising…

DALLAS, Sept. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — RKD Group, a leading provider of marketing and fundraising solutions for nonprofits, today announced the acquisition of Direct Point Group (DPG), a Toronto, Canada-based direct-response fundraising agency.  “We are truly excited to welcome the DPG team to RKD Group.  DPG has a stellar reputation for providing breakthrough direct…