Most UK firms risk breaching EU data protection laws (despite Brexit)
Many businesses seriously mishandle customer data and are at risk of falling foul of data protection regulators, according to new research.
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Ad fraud trends: Which browser has the most bots?
Microsoft’s browser has the highest levels of ad fraud, followed by Google’s, according to a new study.
Copyright fail: Warner Bros. reports own site as illegal
In its attempts to crack down on online privacy, film studio Warner Brothers has mistakenly asked Google to remove its own website from search results, saying it violates copyright laws.
EU stops mobile networks from blocking ads
The EU’s Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (Berec) is scuppering mobile network’s plans to block ads at a network level, under new net neutrality laws.
Brits “severely underestimate amount of data stored about them”
Many people underestimate how many organisations currently hold sensitive information about them a new survey has found.
Influencer marketing trends: Celebrities charge $188k for YouTube sponsorships
YouTube personalities charge an average of $187,500 (£143,000) for each sponsored video, while Instagram and Snapchat endorsements are worth $75,000, according to new figures revealed by a US talent agency.
No two-speed internet? EU outlines strict net neutrality rules
The prospect of a two-speed internet, where some people pay for faster access to web services, looks less likely after the EU published strict new net neutrality rules.
European privacy regulators probe WhatsApp privacy switch
The chair of Europe’s leading group of privacy regulators said that it will watch with “great vigilance” WhatsApp’s change in privacy code, as the chat app opens up to ads for the first time.
EU forces Apple to repay €13bn of “illegal tax benefits” to Ireland
Apple has been ordered to repay a record €13bn plus interest after the European Commission said Ireland illegally slashed the iPhone maker’s tax bill.
Why the industry should lead by Google’ example to penalise ‘intrusive interstitials” on native grounds
Following the news last week that Google has announced it will crack down on “intrusive interstitials” in January, Paul Thomson, VP EMEA, Blis, discusses why the industry should lead by Google’s example.