ICO resumes adtech, RTB investigations

22/01/2021 | ICO

The ICO has announced it has recommenced its investigations into the advertising technology industry and real-time bidding. The ICO temporarily paused the investigations in May last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Deputy Commissioner of Regulatory Innovation and Technology Simon McDougall called the investigations "vast and complex" and said the ICO will conduct "a series of audits focusing on digital market platforms" in the coming months. Meanwhile, EURACTIV writes that it is time to end the data free from all one way (GDPR enforcement) or another (Antitrust).  

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