Category Archives: News

May newsletter: Personal data – it is happening here, right now

In this newsletter we cover the latest global and local developments in the personal information market. We trail our next report on Identity Assurance, already a £300m market, and give a round-up of the month’s news. Unfolding developments The market...

It is not about cookies but trust

May 26 is an important date for UK websites and businesses. As from then, all businesses have to comply with the so-called Cookie law. The essence of this law is that users must be asked for their consent before cookies...

The changing customer data landscape

Last week I met with some people from a large high street retailer, reviewing the company’s strategy over the next five years. We talked about where the customer/personal data landscape would be by then. This is a summary of what...

Scottish Power leads on midata

Today, Scottish Power becomes the first company to start releasing data back to customers as part of the midata programme. Midata is a UK Government-backed initiative to encourage companies to release data back to customers in a portable electronic format...

World Economic Forum: The Control Shift is happening … now what?

About a year ago, the World Economic Forum produced a report talking about personal data as ‘a new asset class’. Some said it is ‘the new oil’ energising and greasing the wheels of the information age. But personal data isn’t a...

The Intention Economy

“Customer power will be personal, not just collective. Each customer will come to market equipped with his or her own means for collecting and storing personal data, expressing demand, making choices, setting preferences, proffering terms of engagement, offering payments, and...

MesInfos UK visit

Last week Ctrl-Shift hosted an intensive and fascinating two day event for the participants of the French MesInfos programme. MesInfos is run by the French think tank Fing and has similar aims to the UK Government’s midata initiative to release...

Guest Blog: ‘Think Group’ by Richard Bates

Going it alone to search out and switch to a better deal is the orthodox route to better value in our energy, telecoms and financial services markets. Trouble is, trying to find a better deal in these markets can be...

PDS market worth £1bn

· New tools and services help consumers control their privacy and leverage personal data · Significant commercial opportunity undetected by most businesses · Global scramble for market leadership under way A vibrant new market with a possible UK value of...