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Retargeting cookies should expire after 48 hours and ads should be labelled, says trade body
There should be a 48 hour limit on cookies used to send adverts to recent
website visitors who left without making a purchase, trade body the Interactive
Advertising Bureau (IAB) has said.
23/09/2010
Commission claims telecoms rules balance need for fairness and investment
The European Commission has published rules that telecoms watchdogs across the
EU will be expected to follow when regulating the building of superfast
broadband networks.
23/09/2010
EU Parliament calls for pan-EU copyright law
The European Commission should create a directly enforceable EU-wide copyright
law that could be used to bring copyright infringers to book, the European
Parliament has said. Current law is not closely harmonised enough, it said.
22/09/2010
Proposed US law could force ISPs to block websites on piracy allegations
The US Senate heard proposals this week for a new law which would give US
authorities the right to block access by US internet users to websites accused
of copyright infringement, including sites based outside the US.
22/09/2010
European Commission defends competition law role
The European Commission is the right body to enforce EU competition law because,
unlike courts, it can take into account the effect of policy and enforcement on
markets, the Competition Commissioner has said.
20/09/2010
Privacy lawyer challenges police view of intercept law
The claim by London's Metropolitan Police that the interception of messages is
only illegal when the message has not been listened to, read or collected by the
recipient has been challenged by a privacy law expert.
20/09/2010
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