The Financial Times reports on the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office as it attempts to work with online advertisers two months after it put the industry on notice for its data practices. ICO Executive Director for Technology and Innovation Simon McDougall said the agency had been “unsatisfied” with the answers given by the industry before it released its report in June. The ICO gave the companies until the end of the year to improve their practices or else it could start issuing fines. McDougall said “absolutely nothing has been solved or resolved at this point,” adding the industry has given “vague, immature and short answers” on its data protection practices. (Registration may be required to access this story.)
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