The EU Parliament voted to strengthen the Digital Services Act (DSA) which bans online ads that contain sensitive political, sexual, illegal or misleading content. This along with their Digital Marketing Act (DMA), which sets criteria for identifying and regulating Big Tech “gatekeepers,” is part of an overall effort to reign in abuse. The law must still be approved by the Council of the EU, which may be more business-friendly.
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A sobering new report by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF) projects long-term cost to businesses upwards of $1 trillion, if the US doesn’t pass a national privacy law. This would, in large part, be due to the need to manage a host of duplicative and nuanced state laws. The ITIF also estimated cost to small business would be tens of billions.
In the first of what will be a quarterly report, CYTRIO found most business are not compliant with California’s Data Service Access Request (DSAR) requirements. The survey also compared verticals and found education at 8% full compliance and healthcare at 0%.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.