Entries by TDL Administrator User

The dangers of data collection

Data mining is being used to target individuals, both by advertisers and organised crime. Andy Smith FBCS CITP examines the role played by data aggregation.   One of the key issues online and in the modern world, is the ability for organisations, including sales and marketing departments, advertising companies and serious organised crime, to use […]

GP PRACTICE MANAGER PROSECUTED FOR UNLAWFULLY ACCESSING PERSONAL DATA

Shamim Sadiq, a GP practice manager at Hollybrook Medical Centre in Littleover, Derby, was suspended by her employer on 3 November 2017 for unrelated matters and dismissed later that month. In addition to being employed at the surgery, she was also employed by the Care Quality Commission as a specialist advisor for practice management, and […]

New Google Search Commands – Before: and After

Google’s Danny Sullivan today announced new search commands, the before: and after: commands. The new commands allows users to restrict searches to specific dates. The new search command is something Google is testing. How do the Before/After Commands Work? The commands accomplish the same functionality as the date range tools for restricting searches to specific […]

Google updates its search quality rating guidelines

Google has published a revised version of the 164-page set of guidelines used to help human ‘quality raters’ evaluate online content and provide feedback to Google Google is out with an update to its search quality rater guidelines that includes some new areas of focus for raters. Google contracts with over 10,000 search quality raters […]

How to Remove Your Personal Information from Google

Google is an integral part of our lives. We use it for research, reading and getting from points A to B. Thanks to the internet of things, some of us even have a Google Assistant, ready to answer any question or even settle a family dispute as quickly as you can say “Hey Google”. With […]

The 10 Most Important PPC KPIs You Should Be Tracking

Key performance indicators, or KPIs, are used across almost every industry as a metric of how well something is or isn’t working. In PPC, you can use KPIs to determine how successful your campaigns were. Understanding the key indicators of campaign performance is essential for anyone working in PPC right from the get-go. The goal […]

Data Protection Update – April 2019

Data protection and ‘no deal’ Brexit The possibility of the United Kingdom (UK) leaving the European Union (EU) without a deal, even at the end of any extended period agreed with the EU, is a real risk for businesses to consider and plan for. This note explains key issues and steps to be taken to […]