In Brief: UK’s Dept. for Ed Breaches GDPR
An ICO audit found widespread data protection failings including breach risk.
An ICO audit found widespread data protection failings including breach risk.
SAP has launched its long-awaited Customer Data Platform, based on identity and data management technology it acquired with Gigya in 2017. Key differentiators include integrated privacy management and connections to systems outside of marketing. General availability is set for end of November.
France has a new law to protect “kid influencers.” This extends safeguards already granted to child performers and models to young people, up to age 16, who become celebrities online and on social media. It includes protection against extortion and guarantees the “right to be forgotten.”
Brand safety and media measurement platform Integral Ad Science is being bought by private equity investor Novacap for $1.9 billion. It’s not the first PE rodeo for IAS, which was purchased by Vista Equity Partners in 2018 and went public in 2021. The company reported $530 million revenue in 2024 and is up 16% year-on-year in its latest quarterly report.