Top court rules IAB real-time bidding breaches GDPR
IAB Europe has failed in its attempt to overturn a 2022 ruling that its real-time bidding adtech system – used…
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LiveRamp faces privacy probe over ‘invasive profiling’
LiveRamp’s new adtech system – designed to fill the void when cookies are finally axed – undermines online privacy even…
Acxiom caught in bust-up over illegal data trading
IPG-owned data giant Acxiom has been caught up in a major breach of GDPR by allegedly selling the personal data…
ChatGPT under threat over claims it breaches GDPR
The inexorable march of ChatGPT through the marketing industry could be about the come to an abrupt halt if one…
Amazon starts appeal against ‘flawed’ €746m GDPR fine
Online retail giant Amazon has launched an appeal against its €746m (£636m) GDPR fine – the second highest penalty since…
Bottom of the class: UK universities failing on cookies
Universities and higher education institutions stand accused of a widespread failure to comply with the laws covering online tracking via…
Meta ad-free service faces data protection showdown
Meta’s ad-free subscription service for Facebook and Instagram is not only illegal – and pitiful – it takes data protection…
ICO: ‘Firms have 30 days to sort ad cookies – or else’
Just 24 hours after being slated for failing to enforce the laws governing online tracking for advertising, the Information Commissioner’s…
Edwards: Clearview AI appeal ‘a matter of principle’
Information Commissioner John Edwards is not giving up on his quest to bring facial recognition giant Clearview AI to book,…
Social media giants cough up €3bn for privacy failings
Social media marketing and messaging has become a high-risk activity in the GDPR era, with the most popular platforms –…