What you lose when AI starts handling your conversations and decisions
A polished AI answer can hide missing context, flawed assumptions, and recommendations no one has properly questioned.
Topic: Information Commissioner's Office
Meta to launch no-ads subscriptions in the UK
Meta’s new no-ads subscription in the UK could shrink ad reach and force advertisers to rethink targeting and budget strategies.
Google just lifted its 2019 ban on fingerprinting for advertisers
Google's decision to allow fingerprinting gives advertisers powerful cross-device tracking capabilities but raises privacy concerns.
Google’s Privacy Sandbox faces continued competition concerns
The ongoing scrutiny of Google's Privacy Sandbox highlights potential regulatory changes that could impact competition and ad targeting.
Google scraps plans to kill third-party cookies in Chrome
Google won't deprecate third-party cookies after years of promising to do so. Google will introduce a new experience in Chrome.
Number of concerns over Google Privacy Sandbox grow to 111
The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority's quarterly report comes after Google pushed its cookie deprecation to 2025.
Google delays third-party cookie phase-out to 2025 (maybe)
For the third time, Google has postponed the anticipated deprecation of third-party cookies in its Chrome browser.
Google Chrome IP masking could radically impact search advertising
Google's plan for IP protection would give them a monopoly on location data and drive up costs for advertisers.
SearchCap: Google launches Google Dataset Search, insider look at SMX East & more
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Here’s an exclusive insider look at SMX East Sep 5, 2018 by Chris Sherman Search Engine Land’s SMX® East returns October 24-25. We’re bringing a revamped, updated agenda and more than […]
UK Regulator To Google: You Must De-Index Follow-Up Stories About Right To Be Forgotten Subjects
The European “hide me, find me” SEO game that is the Right to Be Forgotten (RTBF) continues to twist and turn. The latest twist is that Google has been ordered by a UK regulator to remove links that were indexed after subsequent news articles appeared about the subject of the original RTBF de-indexing. The Guardian […]
Google: We Acted Quickly On Right To Be Forgotten Requests To Avoid Litigation
Although there was little guidance on how to handle “Right To Be Forgotten” (RTBF) requests, Google’s PR Chief in Europe says the company acted quickly to process those requests and remove some URLs out of a fear of being sued. Peter Barron, the head of Google’s European communications, told a packed session today at the […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 5, 2013
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the Web. From Search Engine Land: Search In Pics: Xoogley Tesla, Google Lite Brite & Running Of The Non-Newtonian Fluids In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the Web, showing what […]
Do I Change My Site In The UK To Comply With New Cookie Laws?
People are generally vaguely aware that debates have been taking place in Europe over new legislation which principally affects the use of “Cookies”. European legislation is inevitably more complex than elsewhere because of the way it is drafted by the European Commission and then individually interpreted, translated and re-drafted by each country. Today, I’m focusing […]
UK Slaps Google’s Wrist Over Street View Data Collection
Following the lead of both the U.S. and Canadian governments, the UK government has decided against fining Google for its collection of personal data over unencrypted WiFi networks as part of the Street View photography service. According to the BBC, UK Information Commissioner Christopher Graham has ruled that Google committed a “significant breach” of UK […]
Google Facing Privacy Fines In UK, Must Mark Street View Cars In Italy
In Italy the country’s privacy authorities are asking Google to more clearly mark Street View cars, as well as publicize their itineraries. According to Reuters: Under the regulator’s decision, Google has to publish three days in advance on its website, in local newspapers and on radio in which locality, including which area of a large […]
SearchCap: The Day In Search, July 31, 2008
Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web.
Britain Clears The Way For Google Street Views; Google Argues No “Complete Privacy” In US StreetView Court Case
Watchdog clears Google’s street cameras from The Guardian reports Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office has officially given their approval over the privacy risks with the Street Views option in Google Maps. Meanwhile in the US, Google is arguing in a court case against StreetView that there is no “complete privacy.”