The ban will begin in two weeks and appears to cripple Big Tech’s ability to sell first-person data used by marketers. Constantine von Hoffman on November 2, 2023 The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) is permanently banning Meta from using personal data for advertising across the EU and European Economic Area (EEA). As it stands, … Continue reading EU authorities ban Meta from using personal data for advertising
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EU approves US data sharing accord
The new pact gives EU citizens more control over US companies’ use of their personal data and averts the potential for a costly disruption. Constantine von Hoffman on July 10, 2023 The European Union has approved a plan allowing companies to keep storing data about Europeans on servers in the U.S. The agreement, known as … Continue reading EU approves US data sharing accord
EU’s ruling against Facebook a big blow to first-party data usage
Big tech companies will need user consent to process personal data, combine it with other platforms’ data and use it across services. Constantine von Hoffman on July 5, 2023 Facebook and other tech giants will be hard-pressed to monetize their first-party data in the European Union, following a ruling (July 25, 2023) by the EU’s … Continue reading EU’s ruling against Facebook a big blow to first-party data usage
Tech giant ‘gatekeepers’ must comply with all of the EU’s new digital market rules
European Union passes landmark laws to rein in big tech Daniel Cooper @danielwcooper Today, after months of negotiations and procedural hurdles, the European Union has passed a pair of landmark bills designed to rein in Big Tech’s power. The Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act are intended to promote fairer competition, … Continue reading Tech giant ‘gatekeepers’ must comply with all of the EU’s new digital market rules
Google To Reportedly Let Ad Rivals Place YouTube Ads In EU Antitrust Probe
Google To Reportedly Let Ad Rivals Place YouTube Ads In EU Antitrust Probe by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, June 13, 2022 Google’s parent company Alphabet will allow rival advertising intermediaries to place advertisements on YouTube as part of a European Union (EU) antitrust investigation. This change, according to Reuters, could help Google settle an EU probe from … Continue reading Google To Reportedly Let Ad Rivals Place YouTube Ads In EU Antitrust Probe
The new trans-Atlantic data agreement puts E.U. priorities first
By Rob Pegoraro March 30, 2022 For the third time in seven years, Washington and Brussels have shaken hands on a deal to keep customer data flowing—and to keep a certain American social network afloat—across the Atlantic. The new Trans-Atlantic Data Privacy Framework’s provisions for E.U. individuals to seek redress against overreaching U.S. intelligence … Continue reading The new trans-Atlantic data agreement puts E.U. priorities first
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