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• US Considers Banning Chinese Apps; Advocacy Groups Warn Against Google's Fitbit Purchase

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  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo reveals that the US may decide to ban Chinese social media apps; consumer advocacy groups write to regulators to warn against Google's purchase of Fitbit; and Facebook reveals that [...]

• EU Reveals Plans to Curtail GAFA; India May Force E-commerce Firms to Share Source Codes

  6 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the EU's head of digital-policy reveals plans for new regulations against US tech leaders; the government of India is expected to demand that e-commerce firms share their source codes to create a level playing field; [...]

• DOJ Closes in on Google; Indian Government Bans "Threatening" Apps

  6 years ago News

  

  In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: the US Department of Justice finalises its plans to take Google to court; India bans almost 60 apps over concerns [...]

• Luxasia's Avis Easteal on ByteDance, Consumer Demand in China, and DTC Marketplaces

  6 years ago Podcast

  

  On this week’s episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire’s Rachel Smith and Lindsay Rowntree are joined by Avis Easteal, regional head consumer at Luxasia, to discuss the latest news in ad tech and martech. In this week’s episode:   - TikTok owner ByteDance has [...]

• Study Finds Some Facebook Apps Misuse User Data; TikTok Looks to Quell Privacy Concerns

  6 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: researchers find that some third-party Facebook apps may be misusing their users' email addresses; TikTok rushes to reassure its users over findings that the app can access device clipboards; and the French government introduces tax [...]

• CCPA Comes into Force; May Saw Australian Ad Spend Fall 40%

  6 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) comes into force today, allowing the state's attorney general to act on complaints of data breaches; Australia records a 40% decline in ad spend during May; and Facebook updates [...]

• Indian Government Bans 'Threatening' Apps; SCMP Launches First-Party Data Solution

  6 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: India's Ministry of Information Technology has banned a number of external apps after deeming them a threat to the country's security; South China Morning Post announces the launch of its first-party data offering, SCMP Lighthouse; [...]

• US DOJ Closes in on Google; Brands Halt Spending on Facebook Ads

  6 years ago News

  

  In today's ExchangeWire news digest: the US Department of Justice is reportedly making the final preparations to bring a lawsuit against Google; Facebook sees several big name brands depart for July as the argument over the site's stance towards inflammatory [...]

• Apple Announces Changes to IDFA; Brazil Blocks WhatsApp Pay

  6 years ago News

  

  In this weekly segment, ExchangeWire sums up key industry updates on ad tech from around the globe. In this edition: Apple announces changes to IDFA, making compliance to its AppTrackingTransparency framework compulsory; WhatsApp's new payment service encounters a hurdle after [...]

• Live Nation Entertainment's Stuart Austin on IDFA, Future Global Ad Spend, and Gaming Ads

  6 years ago Podcast

  

  On this week’s episode of The MadTech Podcast, ExchangeWire’s Rachel Smith is joined by Stuart Austin, director of data and audience at Live Nation Entertainment, and Ciaran O'Kane, CEO of ExchangeWire, to discuss the latest news in ad tech and [...]