A complaint filed by privacy advocate Alexander Hanff, CIPP/E, CIPT, FIP, claims YouTube's ad blocker detection system violates the EU ePrivacy Directive. Hanff alleged YouTube did not receive permission from users before implementing the detection system. YouTube Senior Communications Manager Christopher Lawton said users agreed to the platform's terms of service and the "use of ad blockers" violates that agreement.
Advocate files YouTube ePrivacy Directive claim
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