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…
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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…
Swipe out: Irish regulator probes Tinder GDPR breach
The Irish Data Protection Commission – the supreme privacy regulator for nearly every US technology company – has launched a…
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…
ICO faces legal challenge over failure to tackle adtech
The organisations behind the first GDPR complaints about realtime bidding – which triggered a formal investigation into the practice –…
Swipe left: Top apps accused of ‘insane’ GDPR violation
The adtech industry has once again been caught with its trousers down over alleged mass abuse of personal data following…
Digital ad body acts over ‘mass unlawful use of data’
The Internet Advertising Bureau UK has finally committed to bring advertisers in line with legislation covering realtime bidding, over six months after…
CMA: Strong argument for new laws to curb ad duopoly
A regulatory clampdown on Google and Facebook’s dominance of the £13bn UK digital ad industry has moved a step closer…