An attack ad on Google run by the Conservatives broke Google rules because of an error by Google.
The ad was shown as the top result on a Google search for “Labour” as the Labour Party launched its manifesto. It initially appeared without a disclaimer, in breach of Google’s terms and conditions which state that “all election ads in the EU… show a disclosure that identifies who paid for the ad”.
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@Paul Bischoff, Privacy Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
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@Paul Bischoff, Privacy Advocate, provides expert commentary at @Information Security Buzz.
"Google assumes advertisers will follow the rules and relies on automated filtering to weed out the majority of bad actors...."
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