Information-harvesting software widespread on Government websites
Some departments and local authorities are reviewing cookie policies
Data from HSE website users ‘leaked to commercial actors’
Report finds 73 per cent of HSE landing pages contained ‘ad trackers’
Facebook to pay Johnny Ronan company €600m
Seen & Heard: Kerry proposal for Revenue, Conrad Hotel for sale, Ryanair reprimanded
Adblocking tools hit web revenue and traffic, study finds
White Paper co-written by Dublin start-up shows impact of tools on web publishers
Irish internet users rush to embrace ad blockers
New report shows 30% rise globally in use of technology that blocks online adverts
Threat of cyber attacks looms larger than ever, warns PwC
Phishing methods such as fake emails becoming more sophisticated
Ad blocking is a problem for a ‘free internet’ funded largely by advertising
Consumers need to be shown more respect when it comes to online advertising
Online advertising a product serving no one
It’s all bad – advertisers get duped, publishers get their websites polluted and readers endure privacy-trammelling trackers
Five things to watch out for at Apple’s iPhone event
Upgraded iPhone and a bigger screen iPad are expected to debut at Wednesday event
Ad blocking estimated to cost industry $21.8bn in 2015
Report finds 198m consumers are blocking ads, an increase of 41 per cent year-on-year
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