Privacy International submission to the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation's Review of Online Targeting

PI responds to a call for evidence on online targeting.

Key advocacy points

Over the past decade online targeting has become much more invasive.
People are often unable to meaningfully understand how their data is collected, shared, and used.

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Post date

14th June 2019

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PI submission June 14 2019

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