ICO turns back to adtech, RTB investigations

U.K. Information Commissioner's Office Deputy Commissioner of Regulatory Innovation and Technology Simon McDougall, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, announced the regulator resumed its probes into the advertising technology industry and real-time bidding. The investigations were paused in May 2020 due to a shift in focus caused by COVID-19. McDougall called the investigations "vast and complex" and said the ICO will conduct "a series of audits focusing on digital market platforms" in the coming months.