Ctrl-Shift News http://ctrl-shift.co.uk/ Ctrl-Shift News feed en Copyright 2012, Boilerhouse. All rights reserved. j.merrix@boilerhouse.co.uk (James Merrix) Thu, 23 Feb 2012 05:35:02 +0000 UK http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Multi-channel: multi-purpose? http://ctrl-shift.co.uk//about_us/news/2012/02/22/multi-channel-multi-purpose/ First came 'pure play' internet companies like Amazon and eBuy, then 'bricks and clicks' came along. Today, in retailing especially, online is about the only bright spot and for most customer facing companies 'multi-channel', face to face, phone, online, mobile,…]]> 2012/02/22 BBC report on new EU legislation http://ctrl-shift.co.uk//about_us/news/2012/02/15/bbc-report-on-new-eu-legislation/ The BBC’s report Do you have the right to be forgotten online gives a really good overview of the new European Data Protection legislation, its aims to put people back in control of their personal data and what it…]]> 2012/02/15 midata and the innovation opportunity http://ctrl-shift.co.uk//about_us/news/2012/02/15/midata-and-the-innovation-opportunity/ Following the recent London Green Hackathon, the winning hacks have now been announced. It’s inspiring to see what a few ingenious minds can create over a weekend using only data that’s freely available. When organisations start…]]> 2012/02/15 Big Data vs Small Data http://ctrl-shift.co.uk//about_us/news/2012/02/10/big-data-vs-small-data/ In theory, there need not be a contradiction between Big Data and privacy. If you take a medical record, bank account or individual's mobile phone location data you can remove all personal identifiers (name, address, customer number, IP address, mobile…]]> 2012/02/10 EU data law's big strategic questions http://ctrl-shift.co.uk//about_us/news/2012/02/02/eu-data-laws-big-strategic-questions/ I have to say, I’m puzzled by the reaction so far to the EU proposed new regulations for data protection.

There’s been a lot of debate about a proposed new ‘right to be forgotten’. However, from what I read of…]]> 2012/02/02 Our new home http://ctrl-shift.co.uk//about_us/news/2012/02/01/our-new-home/ We've moved! After some months of looking, we've finally landed at Somerset House in central London.  Click here for a map.

The nearest mainline rail stations are:
Charing Cross, Waterloo and Blackfriars.

The nearest underground stations are:
…]]> 2012/02/01 Mapping the timeline for the control shift http://ctrl-shift.co.uk//about_us/news/2012/01/31/mapping-the-timeline-for-the-control-shift/ At our Explorers’ Club event last week we had a fascinating session mapping out the events and predictions from now until 2017 that will influence the development of the control shift and evolving consumer empowerment.

We honed in on just…]]> 2012/01/31 Retailers’ privacy policies ‘in urgent need of an overhaul’ http://ctrl-shift.co.uk//about_us/news/2012/01/27/retailers%e2%80%99-privacy-policies-%e2%80%98in-urgent-need-of-an-overhaul%e2%80%99/ Phew! It has taken us six months but we got there in the end. Today (27 January), in the lead up to Data Protection Day (28th January) we’ve published new research assessing the privacy policies of the UK’s top 100…]]> 2012/01/27 January newsletter: EU law looks set to mandate organisations to change their attitude http://ctrl-shift.co.uk//about_us/news/2012/01/19/january-newsletter-eu-law-looks-set-to-mandate-organisations-to-change-their-attitude/ In this first issue of the year we highlight some of the proposals in the leaked draft of the European Data Protection legislation and we’ll give you a preview of our research looking at the privacy policies of UK online…]]> 2012/01/19 Chris Nutt joins Ctrl-Shift http://ctrl-shift.co.uk//about_us/news/2012/01/18/chris-nutt-joins-ctrl-shift/ We're delighted to announce a new addition to the Ctrl-Shift team. Chris Nutt will be joining us at the beginning of February to help us develop our business.

Chris has a 20 year track record in helping organisations harness technology…]]> 2012/01/18