A pox on T-Mobile for allegedly selling the personal details of thousands of customers to rival companies, in my opinion. Henceforth they should be known as F-Mobile, I reckon. ‘F’ as in fail - both the standards and responsibilities required under the Data Protection Act and its otherwise innocent, unsuspecting customers.I hope Christopher Graham and his staff at the ICO act swiftly and diligently in preparing a prosecution. As I’ve mentioned repeatedly on this blog, the shoddy data practices of T-Mobile and their ilk really need to be stopped once and for all.Now onto other, nicer, news… Forgive me, but I’d like to indulge in a spot of company self-promotion. Don’t forget to visit www.rememberingyouthischristmas.com* to send a message to the stars in remembrance of someone you love. Messages will be beamed into outer space at precisely 1.00am (GMT) on Christmas Day by Deep Space Communications Network based in Cape Canaveral, Florida.The Bereavement Register® can’t promise you’ll receive a reply, but if anyone does return your deep space call, we’ll let you know. More importantly, our hope is that the simple act of remembering and sharing our feelings might just make this Christmas a little happier for everyone this year. * All messages must be received by 12 midnight on 20th December to give us time to prepare for transmission into space on Christmas Day.
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It’s not often that I agree with anything the Lib Dems have to say, but lobbying the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) to introduce notices on ads targeting under-16s which feature airbrushed and impossibly skinny models is an excellent idea. As any parent will attest, trying to lead your kids through the Tween/Teen marketing minefield is difficult enough at the best of times without having to deal with images which promote body dysmorphia (whether latently or overtly).The use of airbrushing in other demographics is entirely another story, however. Looking at my haggard reflection this morning while feeling the affects of a rather nasty bout of Man Flu, I could probably do with some re-touching myself at present. All of which set me to wondering: Why are Adland’s battalions of airbrushers and Photoshoppers focussing on beauty products and the like when it comes to helping conjure up alluring yet unattainable realities? I can think of a whole heap of politicians and bureaucrats who, (a) seem to be in the same business; and (b) are themselves in desperate need of a make-over.So ASA, just a suggestion, but… Maybe the disclaimers accompanying altered images of politicians in the lead-up to next May’s election should read either ‘May cause drowsiness’ or ‘Objects may appear closer than they actually are’.Closer to what, exactly, I’ll leave for you, dear readers, to decide.
Another week, another round of bank bail-outs. The latest cost to UK taxpayers? £30.5 billion. That’s around £500 for every person in the country. Seems like rather a lot to pay for three new high street banking brands, which may or may not be viable sales propositions three or four years down the track, does it not?It appears we’re set to end 2009 where we began it, namely with bankers’ grubby mitts deep in the public purse. Just out of interest, does anyone feel they’ve benefited directly from any of Darling Alistair’s largesse? I’m thinking in particular of his fleet of business assistance programmes from back in Q1 - the Working Capital Scheme, Enterprise Finance Guarantee Scheme and Capital for Enterprise Fund, among them – all of which were designed (supposedly) to increase lending to companies feeling the pinch.Is it just me or have all of these schemes done b*gger all? It’s certainly hard to know who’s helping who sometimes.
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