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ICO slams Meta's plan not to ask the British for permission to advertise (stackdiary.com)
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Meta has been chastised by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for its decision not to seek explicit consent from UK users for targeted advertising.

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[-] TenderfootGungi@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

The only place in the world they ask is the EU. They have real regulations and enough people the market is hard to ignore.

[-] LoafyLemon@kbin.social 3 points 2 years ago

UK has adopted GDPR as national law during the Brexit. Meta not knowing it, or worse, ignoring it, is in for a big surprise.

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