Internet privacy: UK government warns email providers over targeted online advertising

Online services which scan users’ email to generate targeted advertising are being “closely scrutinised” by the Government over internet privacy concerns.Ministers from the Home Office and the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) have met industry leaders to discuss whether the controversial technology is being used in a “lawful, appropriate and transparent fashion”.
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