AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoPrivacy Crackdown: The UK gambling industry is under fire after a study found 86% of licensed sites appear to flout GDPR cookie rules, with 24% failing to let users turn off tracking—raising fresh pressure on the ICO. National Security Meets Ad Tech: The US military has disabled advertising identifiers on phones and computers after concerns that commercial location data brokers helped target troops in the Middle East, spotlighting how marketing-style tracking can become a weapon. Regulation in the US: Delaware’s new privacy law restricts sales and processing of “sensitive data” without clear purpose disclosure and consent, a move ad industry groups opposed. UK Ad Market: UK advertising investment rose 9.3% YoY to £11.7B in Q1 2026, with digital out of home, social, addressable TV and retail media leading growth. Energy & Media Context: Fuel pricing in India stayed steady Sept 6 despite crude strength, while Pakistan floated a diesel price cut tied to the HSD crack spread—reminding marketers how geopolitics can quickly reshape budgets and demand.
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