Privacy
Meta and TikTok comply with Australia’s under-16 social media legislation, and age verification hits Google Play
Remember when you could just lie about your birth year and call it a day? Those days are officially over: Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat are all complying with Australia’s strict new under-16 social media ban. If they don’t comply, this legislation slaps platforms with a $50M penalty. It stands to affect over 1M teens, so…
Apple fights against fingerprinting, the UK advances new “safety” bill
Apple wants to stop devs from tracking users, and the UK government may soon cancel Wikipedia. … So you could say it’s just another day in digital marketing. Reasons, please: Apple’s new privacy rules now require developers to provide a reason why they’re using data-gathering APIs in their apps. Before, developers could determine the identity of users based…
“The cookie apocalypse is already here”
We’ll be honest, the news surprised us too. Turns out 70% of UK consumers actively hide their data when browsing online by masking their online appearance in various ways. Staying off the grid: Users are browsing in incognito or private mode, clearing cookie caches, or simply opting out of cookies altogether. … And the trend is rising. 29% say…
