Euro privacy watchdog calls for end of targeted advertising plus a squeeze on the processing of personal info
Title says it well: On Wednesday, Wojciech Wiewiorówski, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS), opined that Europe's Digital Services Act proposal should go further in its effort to promote online transparency and safety by eliminating targeted advertising. "Given the multitude of risks associated with online targeted advertising, the EDPS urges the co-legislators to consider additional rules going beyond transparency," Wiewiorówski's report [PDF] says. "Such measures should include a phase-out leading to a prohibition of targeted advertising on the basis of pervasive tracking, as well as restrictions in relation to the categories of data that can be processed for targeting purposes and the categories of data that may be disclosed to advertisers or third parties to enable or facilitate targeted advertising." more at el Reg: https://www.theregister.com/2021/02/11/eu_ad_rules/ Peter Fairbrother
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