ICO left with egg on its face as Experian sees off appeal
The Information Commissioner’s Office has suffered yet another ignominious defeat in its attempt to force Experian to overhaul its offline…
GDPR
Hands off our kids’ data, ICO warns social media giants
Social media and video-sharing giants are being urged to prioritise children’s online privacy or risk the wrath of global data…
Critics round on Meta for subscription price drop offer
Meta’s proposal to drop the price of its subscription service in the EU – which sees Facebook and Instagram users…
‘GDPR for AI’ gets green light as EU passes new Act
The European Union has stolen a march on the regulation of artificial intelligence by passing the AI Act, in a…
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…
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 selling the personal data of…
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…