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Google Took Down 780m Bad Ads In 2015
Large rise in adverts that violated Google’s policies, include major malvertising campaigns
Clickjacking Campaign Exploits European Cookie Law
Malwarebytes warns of advertising scam tricking users via the European cookie popup notification
Twitter Targets Outside Users With Extra Ads
New strategy will look to advertise to people who read tweets without logging in to Twitter
Wikipedia Brings In AI Editor
Wikipedia entries to face scrutiny from artificial intelligence tool in order to ease editor workload
Has Adobe Finally Admitted The Death Of Flash?
Steve Jobs hated it, and now its parent company encourages migration to modern alternative HTML5
NME Readers Got A Taste Of Microsoft’s Sponsored Content And They Hated It
Blog: But Microsoft isn't the real nme here, online advertising is surely necessary to survive?
Concern Raised At JPEG Copyright Clampdown
Proposals to make JPEG pictures harder to copy, prompts objection from digital rights group EFF
AdBlock Plus Arrives on iTunes, Promises Whitelist Scrutiny
AdBlock Plus finally arrives on Apple App Store, amid promise its "whitelist" will open up to outside scrutiny
Adblock Plus Returns To Android, Arrives On iOS
No more pesky adverts as Adblock Plus launches on both Google Play Store and Apple iOS
Top 10 Tech Brand Redesigns
After Google switches up its logo, here's our list of global companies that have bravely undergone brand redesigns in recent years
Ad Blocking To Cause Publishers £14bn In 2015 As Popularity Grows
Adblocking software such as Adblock Plus is witnessing a dramatic rise in users as the software shifts to mobile
EFF Beefs Up ‘Do Not Track’ Standard
Electronic Frontier Foundation and co create stronger “Do Not Track” (DNT) standard, but will advertisers care?
Consumers Distrust Businesses With Personal Data
Where has the trust gone? Businesses no longer trusted when it comes to handling people's personal data
Why Google Eddystone Looms As An Apple iBeacon Killer
BLOG: Google Eddystone provides open-source Bluetooth LE beacon technology that greatly expands on what Apple's iBeacon system can do for location-based applications
University Study Finds Adblock Plus Could Save 40 Percent Network Bandwidth
Vanquishing pesky pop-ups and vacuous videos reduces IP traffic in test enterprise network environment
Blog: British Land Splurges £270K On London Cheesegrater ‘Media Wall’
WARNING: The true cost of ultra wide-screen sales flattery, 12 LG TVs and three tablets
Adblock Plus Rolls Out Mass Deployment For IT Administrators
Network administrators can now deploy Adblock across entire enterprise with the benefit of skipping 'first run page'
What Does AdBlock Plus Mean For The Future Of Online Publishers?
Some argue that AdBlock Plus has the potential to destroy publishing revenues, so what can be done for Internet users to have their adblocking cake and eat it?
Yahoo To Face Lawsuit For Email Spying
American judge orders Yahoo to face class-action lawsuit for alleged snooping of people's emails
Google Adds ‘Buy’ Button To YouTube Videos
New TrueView targeting system means you can shop whilst you watch
UK SMEs Set To Ramp Up Digital Spending
Business investment in websites is to increase dramatically over the next two years, research predicts
Google Profits Up Despite Advert Value Squeeze
Google's outgoing CFO reveals modest profit rise, amid increased competition for mobile ad dollars
Adblocking Declared 100 Percent Legal By German Courts
Hamburg courts give Adblock the nod in a "victory for every single Internet user"
Microsoft Search Deal Sees Yahoo Make Gains
A search deal with Microsoft and Yahoo has been renewed and amended with two key changes that make the deal "more productive", say companies
Google Hits Back At European Antitrust ‘Objections’
Search giant “strongly disagrees” with the EC's “statement of objections” as it opens formal Android probe
Facebook Wants To Become Your One-Stop Shop For News
Social network looking to host content from news organisations
Oracle Uses Java To Install Adware On Macs, PCs
Superfish take two? Oracle is now bundling Ask.com adware on Mac computers via the Java installation
Superfish Adware: Should We Send Lenovo To The Naughty Step?
What can Lenovo's customers do about its sneaky adware, and how will Superfish impact the company's brand reputation?
OpenX Confirms 2014 Net Revenue Surpassed £66 Million
Programmatic ad firm boasts 70 percent year-over-year monetisation growth