The end looms for Meta’s behavioural advertising in Europe

Categories: Personal

Tags: meta

Tags: Facebook

Tags: EU

Tags: legal

Tags: litigation

Tags: behavioural

Tags: advertising

Tags: tracking

We take a look at what appears to be the beginning of the end for Meta’s behavioural advertising in Europe.

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Why blocking ads is good for your digital health

Categories: Personal

Tags: ad

Tags: advert

Tags: block

Tags: blocking

Tags: advertising

Tags: blocker

Tags: ad block

Tags: tracking

Tags: cookies

Tags: analytics

Tags: affiliate

Tags: adware

Tags: IoT

We take a look at why blocking adverts and tracking is one of the best things you can do to keep your devices healthy.

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Google to pay $40m for “deceptive and unfair” location tracking practices

Categories: Personal

Tags: Google

Tags: tracking

Tags: location

Tags: data

Tags: court

Tags: lawsuit

Tags: settlement

Tags: advertising

We take a look at a case where Google is agreeing to pay $40m as a result of disclosure related to location tracking issues.

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Consumer privacy and social media

Categories: News

Categories: Privacy

Tags: Social media

Tags: privacy

Tags: policies

Tags: fines

Tags: legislation

Tags: scraping

Tags: advertising

Social media platforms are making a lot of money with targeted advertising. To improve the targeting, they want us much of your data as you are willing to give up…

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The weirdest security stories of 2022

Categories: News

Tags: Weird

Tags: 2022

Tags: infosec

Tags: social engineering

Tags: scam

Tags: romance

Tags: deepfake

Tags: video games

Tags: advertising

Tags: advergaming

Tags: apes

Tags: NFT

Tags: 419

Tags: space

Tags: astronaut

We take a look at the weirdest security related stories of 2022—from apes to the great unknowns of space.

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New streaming ad technology plays hide-and-seek with gamers

Categories: News

Tags: Amazon

Tags: Twitch

Tags: Prime

Tags: streaming

Tags: gamer

Tags: gaming

Tags: advert

Tags: advertising

Tags: in-game

We take a look at new form of ad tech for Twitch streaming viewers, but not players. How does it work? Can it even be successful?

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Fake tractor fraudsters plague online transactions

Categories: News

Tags: Tractors

Tags: Australia

Tags: scam

Tags: fake

Tags: escrow

Tags: advert

Tags: advertising

Tags: advertisement

We take a look at reports of the agriculture sector increasingly running into fake online adverts for tractors, at great cost to unfortunate buyers.

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Hookup site targeted by typo-squatters

Categories: News

Tags: typosquatting

Tags: sniffies

Tags: extensions

Tags: fake av

Tags: screen locker

Tags: advertising

Tags: PUP.Optional.AdMax

A researcher found a list of over 50 shady domains based on spelling variations of the brand name Sniffies.

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Google delays Chrome third party cookie sunsetting…again

Categories: Privacy

Tags: ads

Tags: advertising

Tags: adverts

Tags: cookies

Tags: Google

Tags: third party

Tags: tracking

We take a look at the second delay to Google’s intended sunsetting of third party cookies in Chrome, along with the reason why.

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