Google Shared Bidstream Data with Sanctioned Russian Companies

Speaking of BigTech Behaving Badly, we have this ProPublica report that Google was sending sensitive user data with a Russian adtech firm until just last month, when ProPublica asked them about it. Mobile phone IDs, IP addresses, location information, and activity details from websites including ESPN and Reuters were part of bidstream information shared with RuTarget, which is owned by Russian bank Sberbank. U.S. Treasury sanctions have banned transactions with Sberbank since February.

The EU Parliament has adopted new rules targeted at reducing the dominance of BigTech platforms including Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft and Meta. The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act apply to companies with a market cap over €75 billion and allow penalties up to 10% of global revenue. The EU Council must still approve the acts before they take effect.

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