Ex-Brave staffer launches GDPR sueball in Germany over tech giants' real-time bidding for ad inventory

Ex-Brave staffer launches GDPR sueball in Germany over tech giants' real-time bidding for ad inventory

Former Brave chief policy officer Johnny Ryan is continuing his crusade against the online advertising industry by filing a lawsuit against Google, Facebook, Amazon, Twitter, and US telco AT&T in Germany.


Ryan's latest campaign organisation, the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL), said in a statement that online advertising amounts to "the Biggest. Data. Breach. Ever" and accusing internet adland of compiling "secret dossiers" on every single netizen.


"These secret dossiers about you – based on what you think is private – could prompt an algorithm to remove you from the shortlist for your dream job," said Ryan. "A retailer might use the data to single you out for a higher price online. A political group might micro target you with personalised disinformation."

German law is rather more robust than most EU countries' privacy protections, even allowing for the GDPR, which explains the ICCL's choi ..

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