UK track and trace tool goes live after delays
The UK government has released a mobile phone app that people in England and Wales can use to establish whether they may have been exposed to coronavirus.
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Open letter to Apple from ad industry: ‘Help us create a universal ID solution’
This week, the ad industry penned an open letter to Apple requesting further collaboration, urging the company to join in a collaborative cross-industry effort to develop a universal global ID solution for media and advertising.
Facebook to ban new US political ads for the week leading up to Election Day
Facebook has announced that it will not take on any new political ads in the seven days prior to the US election in November, but will still allow existing ads to continue to be promoted and targeted at different users.
Coventry University puts GDPR compliance to the test with internet privacy project
A Coventry University-led research project investigating GDPR compliance through cookies in websites and apps has launched an innovative tracking-free website, which has been designed to protect the privacy of all visitors to the project website.
Adverty enables kid-safe advertising on games with SuperAwesome
Adverty AB has signed an agreement with kidtech platform SuperAwesome, to allow compliant, kid-safe ads to be displayed in relevant mobile games using Adverty’s in-game ad technology.
Ad industry unites for ‘Addressable Media’ standards
Leading trade associations and companies representing every sector of the global advertising industry today joined together to launch the Partnership for Responsible Addressable Media.
Twitter and Facebook deletes Trump’s ‘harmful’ post on Covid-19 and children
Both Twitter and Facebook have blocked a video shared by accounts linked to US President Donald Trump for violating their policies on coronavirus misinformation.
Tech titans vs. US Congress: Zuckerberg, Cook, Pichai and Bezos face blockbuster grilling over digital monopoly
Facebook, Google, Apple and Amazon bosses have appeared virtually together at a US hearing, grilled over having ‘too much power’.
Major Twitter hack sees Obama, Bezos and Kardashian targeted by Bitcoin scam
The Twitter accounts of major companies and individuals have been compromised in one of the most widespread hacks the platform has ever seen, resulting in a bitcoin scam that is earning its creators huge amounts of money.
Facebook, Google and Twitter suspend Hong Kong police help amid protests
Several countries have criticised China for imposing a new security law, which they say threatens the territory’s long-standing autonomy. “We believe freedom of expression is a fundamental human right and support the right of people to express themselves without fear for their safety or other repercussions,” a Facebook spokeswoman said in a Monday statement. Chat … [Read more…]