Facebook Earns $132.80 From Your Data per Year
The newly released files indicate that between 2013 and 2015, moves that Facebook touted as protecting consumer privacy—like stopping Six4Three […]
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Google restricts contextual ad targeting
Google has taken steps to limit data sharing for targeted adverts as it comes under increasing pressure to do more […]
ICO concerned by mass health data-sharing with advertisers
The UK’s data regulator has expressed deep concerns over reports that some of the most popular health websites are sharing […]
Data Protection Commissioner investigating micro-targeting on social media
The Data Protection Commissioner Helen Dixon has said her office is conducting a number of investigations into the micro-targeting of […]
Smart TVs are data-collecting machines, new study shows
A new study from Princeton University shows internet-connected TVs, which allow people to stream Netflix and Hulu, are loaded with data-hungry trackers. […]
Google to address ad frequency with machine learning when cookies aren’t available
Google will be rolling out an approach to ad frequency control that doesn’t rely on cookies in Display & Video […]
This Guy Made an Ad Blocker That Works on Podcasts and Radio
AdBlock Radio is an adblocker for live radio streams and podcasts. It detects audio ads with machine-learning and Shazam-like techniques Alexandre […]
German publishers wrestle with Firefox’s latest anti-tracking changes
German publishers have been hit hard by Mozilla Firefox’s latest anti-tracking update, which blocks third-party cookies by default. Publishers have […]
Facebook and Google have ad trackers on your streaming TV
Modern TV, coming to you over the Internet instead of through cable or over the air, has a modern problem: […]
What the focus on the AdTech industry and cookies means for your organisation
Any organisation involved in digital advertising is accountable for the online targeting solution they use. As a website publisher, you […]
Data privacy-first advertising is here: Here are the winners and losers
The drive for data privacy-first strategies has become more apparent, spurred by anti-tracking moves made by browsers as well as […]
Company Will Pay $30 Million to Settle FTC Charges it Used Deceptive Lead Generators
An Illinois-based operator of several post-secondary schools will pay $30 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the operator […]