MediaPost reports a 3% tax on advertising and the sale of personal information earned preliminary approval by Washington, D.C., City Council. The tax, which is up for a second vote July 21, stems from a budget deficit created by COVID-19. Names, addresses, IP addresses, biometric information and browsing habits fall under the council's definition of personal information. "This will be very damaging to the business community," Association of National Advertisers Group Executive Vice President Dan Jaffe said.
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