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Virgin Media caught out on ‘contradictory and confusing’ data protection doublespeak

Posted on February 20, 2015June 30, 2025 by Dissent

Ellen Branagh reports:

Virgin Media has come under fire for complicated marketing text that could leave customers confused about whether they are allowing the provider to pass their data onto other companies.

The text used by the company has been criticised by legal and data protection experts as failing to comply with current guidelines and potentially breaching data protection laws.

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