CMA opens second probe of Google’s adtech dominance
The UK’s Competition & Markets Authority is launching a second investigation into whether Google has broken the law by restricting…
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GDPR four years on: €1.6bn in fines but issues remain
It is fair to say that data protection has moved on immeasurably since GDPR came into force on May 25…
Apple slices up data brokers as privacy war escalates
Apple is ramping up its attack on the data broker industry in a global ad campaign designed to show how…
Marketers still won’t go to ethics, despite potential hit
Customer satisfaction is now seen by marketers as their number one priority but they are only willing to go so…
Adtech war goes global with ‘staggering’ breach exposé
Privacy campaigners’ war on real-time bidding – the engine room of the adtech industry – has been ratcheted up to…
Brands must act on online ad safety; nothing else works
Brand owners must take matters into their own hands to avoid the damaging misplacement of online advertising, and not rely…
Super-regulator seeks even more views on digital action
Anyone expecting an immediate crackdown on US tech giants by the UK’s digital “super-regulator” could be left feeling a little…
EU data chief steps up attack on ‘pervasive’ online ads
The European Commission’s top data protection cop has ratcheted up the EU’s attack on the online advertising ecosystem, insisting it…
Global brands ‘must stop using illegal pop-ups or else’
The bosses of eight of the world’s biggest online advertisers – the CEOs of Procter & Gamble, Unilever, Ford, GM,…
Adtech framework is sunk; now firms must delete data
The Belgian data protection authority has finally delivered its damning verdict on IAB Europe’s adtech system – used by Google…