GDPR Now!

GDPR Now! brought to you by This is DPO. Disproportionate, intrusive and unfair – the ICO report on ad tech and real time bidding (Part 1). This episode is Part 1 of two parts. About this episode: In its recent paper, Update report into adtech and real time bidding, the ICO has set out a biting criticism of how real time bidding (RTB) currently operates in the UK. The phrase disproportionate, intrusive and unfair occurs three times, and intrusive on its own is used an additional three times. The paper is not intended as formal guidance, but it gives a clear sense of direction. The ICO also adds that the issues it raises in this paper are not the only concerns it has with programmatic advertising. Although the ICO has stated that it will take another six months to investigate further, it is already clear that the ICO will intervene. The ICO’s paper, and its forthcoming intervention, are likely to have a substantial impact in the programmatic industry in the EU and the US. It is no exaggeration to say that the ICO’s intervention is likely to have a bigger impact on this industry than the GDPR. To give some idea of scale: the worldwide spend of on digital advertising is expected to reach US$98bn in 2020. In Europe, the UK is by far the largest market, followed by Germany and then France (approx. US$15bn, US$8bn, US$4bn, respectively, in 2018). In this episode, three luminaries from digital advertising get together to discuss the ICO’s report and the possible ways forward. Guests: Andy Houston Product Director, Crimtan https://crimtan.com/ ahoustoun@crimtan.com Omar Oakes Global Technology Director, Campaign. https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/ omar.oakes@haymarket.com John Mitchison Director of Policy and Compliance Data & Marketing Association http://www.dma.org.uk john.mitchison@dma.org.uk Host: Mark Sherwood-Edwards of This Is DPO. www.thisisdpo.co.uk Email: mse@thisisdpo.co.uk Telephone: 07748 761972 Material referred to: Update report into adtech and real time bidding, ICO. https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/news-and-events/news-and-blogs/2019/06/blog-ico-adtech-update-report-published-following-industry-engagement/ Crimtan’s ActivID https://crimtan.com/activeid/ Contact details You can contact the show at info@thisisdpo.co.uk. If you have questions, comments, suggestions for topics, or would like to appear on the show, please contact us on the email above.Special Guests: Andy Houston, John Mitchison, and Omar Oakes.