Privacy campaigners have called Google's new rules on tracking people online "a blatant disregard for user privacy." Changes which come in on Sunday permit so-called "fingerprinting", which allows ...

The ICO admits, ‘even privacy-conscious users will find this ... and language in reports to websites. There are also Google Chrome extensions like Canvas Blocker which can function in a similar way.

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is to investigate claims that internet giant Google has violated the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). It follows a series of complaints ...

In the past month, two major online advertising platforms -- Google AdWords and Facebook ... in compliance are punished along with nebulous ICO schemes," he told Mashable via e-mail.

Google said in a statement: "We look forward to further discussions with the ICO about this policy change. "We know that data signals like IP addresses are already commonly used by others in the ...

Do you sometimes wish that online advertisers had access to more of your private information without your consent or knowledge? Well, you might just be in luck. As of February 16 2025, Google is ...