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EU court clarifies body cameras trigger Article 13 GDPR requiring instant passenger notification, ending debate over whether observation-based data collection needs immediate transparency.

Brussels appeals court annuls GDPR reprimand for marketing campaign targeting age groups, finding health benefits justified processing under legitimate interest assessment.

Texas Attorney General files lawsuit against Hisense for collecting viewing data through ACR technology from 470,000 households without proper consent or disclosure.

Meta ordered to reveal all user data after decade-long privacy case ends with Austrian court victory establishing unprecedented access rights under GDPR Article 15.

The Trade Desk dismissed approximately 39 employees on December 17, 2025, during an all-hands meeting, marking the second significant workforce adjustment in 12 months at the programmatic advertising platform.

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Google's Danny Sullivan says that all their ranking systems, including AI search, reward content that is written for humans.

Core Web Vitals comparison across CMS platforms reveals a large gap between open source and closed proprietary platforms.

Sam Altman responds to concerns about OpenAI's revenue and whether spending is becoming a problem.

Cross-channel alignment between SEO and social ensures a consistent narrative across different discovery touchpoints.

Google's Nick Fox revealed AI Mode has 75 million daily users, but personal context features remain delayed. Gemini 3 Flash launched with faster performance.

Apple expands App Store search ads for 2026 while Google confirms exact match keywords cannot serve in AI Overviews.

Microsoft published guidance on how duplicate content affects AI search visibility, explaining that AI systems cluster similar pages and may surface unintended versions.

Shareholder derivative lawsuit accuses DoubleVerify executives of misleading investors about AI capabilities, bot detection failures, and closed platform challenges during 2023-2025.

Google filed lawsuit Dec. 19 against Texas API company for bypassing SearchGuard protections and scraping copyrighted content from search results pages.

Contentsquare announces Shopify partnership on December 17, enabling session replay, heatmaps, and frustration scoring across checkout flows for merchants.

Place Exchange launches Programmatic Guaranteed for DOOH in Google DV360, enabling unified cross-channel campaign management with guaranteed pricing and placement.

FTC settlement reveals Instacart concealed mandatory service fees, misled customers about refund policies, and charged memberships without proper consent from 2013-2019.