Under the 1998 Data Protection Act, any company that “determines the purposes for which data is used” has to conform to the Act’s regulatory framework.  This data controller is also responsible for compliance, even if the actual data processing is undertaken by a third party. …read more »

According to Ventoro Consulting, 19 per cent of all companies have an offshore strategy.  When it comes to the US’ top 1,000 firms, the number of companies jumps to 95 per cent.  Even a few Government departments are quietly outsourcing back-office functions to Asia. …read more »