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Antitrust mania sweeps Washington as Google, Facebook, Amazon and Apple all face probes
A perfect storm of public discontent, politics and economics has produced a wave of pending investigations....
Reports: Google, Amazon to face new antitrust inquiries in changed political climate
Reportedly the DOJ will investigate Google and the FTC will take on...
GDPR: A ‘Y2K’ moment or a sea change for the digital ecosystem?
Consumers' lives haven't changed that much but marketers are much more cautious while some are waiting for the 'other shoe to...
Is GDPR working? Brave’s Johnny Ryan says it’s starting to, and marketers must heed the risks
Ryan believes most of the changes that GDPR will bring have yet to happen and that enforcement is only just beginning....
Only 36% of UK consumers have greater trust in companies after GDPR, survey finds
The TrustArc survey found confusion or ambivalence about whether GDPR privacy regulation has been...
As CCPA deadline approaches, only 14% of enterprises fully compliant so far
Also, 71% of respondents said their spending would exceed $100,000; 39% said it would be more than $500,000 and 19% said it would be more than...
As part of broader privacy push, Google gives users more control over location data
A new 'while in use' location setting comes to Android, which will have ripple effects on advertising....
Collection of tech companies support changes to CA privacy act that bring it closer to GDPR
Proposed changes include moving from an opt-out to an opt-in consent framework for personal data...
Facebook removes age, gender and ZIP code targeting for housing, employment, credit ads
Facebook said it is also creating a tool for users to search and view all current housing ads, regardless of how they were targeted....
Cybersecurity for marketers: Teamwork is key to protect data
Marketing teams should regularly reevaluate how they approach cybersecurity and work in tandem with their IT department, especially during...
Facebook will show users the agencies, partners involved in Custom Audience targeting
Users will be able to see how advertisers and third parties are using their contact information to target ads on...
Facebook pulls Research app after backlash over use of teen data
Report finds Facebook has been paying users, mostly teens, to download a VPN app to access their data....
Cheetah Mobile and another Chinese firm accused of mobile ad download fraud
A Q1 report from AppsFlyer said that mobile ad fraud is costing brands $700-$800 million globally on a quarterly...
Report: Apple expected to say GDPR a model for US privacy regulation
CEO Tim Cook is the keynote speaker at the ICDPPC conference in Brussels....
How will Google’s new Android app licensing rules in Europe impact Chrome and search?
The company is unlikely to see any loss of mobile search share as a result of complying with Europe's antitrust decision....
Google appeals record $5 billion EU antitrust Android fine
Google said when the fine was imposed in July that it would appeal, will argue its practices benefit consumers....
Attorneys General take aim at tech companies with potential multistate action
The Tuesday meeting in Washington made an inquiry into questions of antitrust and consumer data privacy more likely. ...
Feds call for public comments on US privacy legislation ahead of Wednesday’s Senate hearing
Google and IAB have both presented frameworks as industry groups lobby for business-friendly data privacy...
The EU’s Competition Commissioner is investigating Amazon
The preliminary investigation questions whether access to third-party seller data is potentially...
Facebook job ads excluded women, ACLU complaint says
Federal complaint alleges that roughly 10 employers targeted job ads to male candidates across a range of openings, from construction labor to...