October 9, 2024 at 06:22PM Smart TVs are increasingly monitoring viewers and exploiting their data for targeted advertising, mirroring existing online privacy concerns. A report by the Center for Digital Democracy highlights widespread commercial surveillance practices that undermine consumer privacy and calls for regulatory intervention amid growing corporate lobbying against privacy legislation. **Meeting Takeaways: Smart … Read more
April 29, 2024 at 06:24AM The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has ongoing concerns about Google’s Privacy Sandbox advertising toolkit, leading to the postponement of dropping third-party cookies in Chrome until 2025. Google’s ad reinvention aims to balance privacy and competition, but regulators and industry rivals remain doubtful. The CMA’s report lists almost 80 … Read more
April 24, 2024 at 03:41AM A security firm has found that at least 18 public-sector websites in the UK and US are sending visitor data to various advertising brokers, including a Chinese company with past privacy controversies. The report raises concerns about compliance with ad rules and online privacy, especially as .gov websites are not … Read more
April 22, 2024 at 07:19AM UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) draft report reveals privacy gaps in Google’s Privacy Sandbox, potentially allowing online tracking. Critics express doubts about the promised privacy benefits, raising concerns over its impact on ad industry competition. Regulators and industry observers question the viability of the technology, impacting Google’s plan to drop … Read more