Mark Twain didn’t originate the phrase “lies, damn lies, and statistics”, which in fact was a play on an older phrase “simple liars, damned liars, and experts”. Ouch. In any event, let’s look today at two directly contradictory surveys. First, RSA Security found that just 17% of consumers view personalized advertising as ethical. Indeed, only 48% see any ethical ways for companies to use their data.

GDPR makes it mandatory to report data breaches, while should lead companies to work harder to avoid them.

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.