Another bit of news landed in my Inbox this morning, where a retailer claims to be subject to a security breach and as such has completely retired their website. The retailer is well known and has a shop on every high street. A spectacular piece of PR appears on their website now, saying they’ve taken

…that’s the message I’ve been hearing from vendors whom are all leaping on the marketing bandwagon and trying to make a quick buck out of the Data Protection Act (DPA). Whilst a spot of scare-mongering encourages some healthy debate, this is verging on the ridiculous. If I see another mailshot with the words “£500,000. Can