DMA wades into ICO row over axed adtech investigation
The DMA has called on the Information Commissioner’s Office to be more consistent in its investigations if it wants to…
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Uproar as ICO axes adtech probe into Google and IAB
The Information Commissioner’s Office is facing a new threat of legal action following the decision to scrap its investigation into…
Belgians rule IAB’s adtech system is in breach of GDPR
Privacy campaigners have claimed a major victory in their war against the adtech industry’s “abuse” of consumers’ data rights, following…
EU told to block UK data deal due to ICO’s dismal record
Brussels must reject the Government’s calls for a post-Brexit “adequacy decision” – which would pave the way for the frictionless…
Programmatic ‘boosts both viewability and ad safety’
Just 24 hours after it was revealed that programmatic spend is soaring – despite privacy concerns – a new report claims…
Programmatic spend soars again despite privacy fears
Programmatic advertising may still be wrestling with privacy concerns, especially around realtime bidding, but brands continue to plough in their…
Privacy groups hit out at fresh delay to adtech probe
Privacy groups have ramped up their attack on the data regulator’s continued failure to stamp out the adtech industry’s widespread…
‘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,…
Grindr faces privacy probe as Chinese owners jump
Grindr, the world’s most popular gay dating app which has been accused of numerous privacy violations, has been flogged off…
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…