Government orders major audit of the ICO’s operations
The Government has parachuted in a global management consultancy to run a major audit of the Information Commissioner’s Office, following claims…
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DMA joins forces with ISBA to tackle adtech data abuse
The DMA is attempting to bring some clarity to the adtech and real-time bidding market by linking up with client body ISBA…
‘Chicken’ ICO kicks adtech investigation into long grass
The Information Commissioner’s Office has been accused of chickening out of its investigation into the real-time bidding and adtech industry,…
Adtech smoke and mirrors mask woeful accountability
The programmatic ad industry’s use of personal data has long been shrouded in the sort of unfathomable mystery that would…
Google faces probe over ‘unlawful data free-for-all’
Privacy start-up Brave, a thorn in the side of tech giants since GDPR came into force, has filed a formal…
Google nemesis denounces internal data ‘free-for-all’
European data regulators are being urged to clamp down on companies sharing customer data between their subsidiary businesses in what…
Failure to enforce GDPR ‘fuelling Google’s dominance’
The only way to smash Google’s vice-like grip on the online advertising market is for data protection authorities to properly…
ICO hunts advisors for inside track on adtech industry
The Information Commissioner’s Office is so desperate to work out how the adtech sector actually works that it is seeking…
Acxiom backs GDPR solution to adtech’s data crisis
Data giant Acxiom has thrown its hat in the ring to try to find a solution to the adtech realtime…
Now ICO leans on brands to combat adtech data abuse
Brand owners should take a long hard look in the mirror over their part in funding the adtech industry by advertising…