Irish regulator opens first privacy probe into Google

By Padraic Halpin on May 23, 2019 7:07AM

Data Protection Commissioner sniffs personal data in ads.

Google's main regulator in the European Union, Ireland's Data Protection Commissioner, opened its first investigation into the US internet giant on Wednesday over how it handles personal data for the purpose of advertising. The probe was the result of a number of submissions against the ...

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