Facebook and Google tighten grip on online ad market
Regulators around the world might at last have Google and Facebook in their sights but the duopoly’s grip on the…
Brussels hits Google for €1.5bn over ad market abuse
The European Commission has whacked Google with a €1.49bn (£1.28bn) fine for abusing its monopoly in online advertising, taking the…
Digital ad duopoly has stifled the industry for too long
So, at last the UK Government is going to investigate the digital advertising sector, with Chancellor Philip Hammond announcing this…
Tech giants ‘must hand over customer data to rivals’
Major tech firms should be forced to open up their customer data to competitors in “open banking”-style reforms which would…
Lords report calls for new crackdown on marketing data
Companies could be forced to publish an annual data transparency statement detailing the behavioural data they are purchasing from third…
IAB in dock over sector’s ‘systemic’ breaches of GDPR
The IAB has been dragged into the row over claims that the online ad industry is responsible for “systemic” breaches…
Google appeals €50m fine, insisting it followed guidance
Google has said it will launch an appeal against this week’s record €50m (£44m) fine for breaching GDPR, insisting its…
Google ruling puts digital marketing industry on alert
Google might be the one licking its wounds after being hit by the first major fine under GDPR but the…
Google hit for €50m as French issue first GDPR fine
The French data protection regulator has issued the first fine under GDPR, slapping Google with a €50m (£44m) penalty for…
Apple, Spotify, Google and Netflix face GDPR data probe
Tech giants which provide streaming services – including Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Spotify and Google – have been accused of breaching…