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Meta settles in UK; ICO says targeted advertising is direct marketing

Meta and an individual who challenged the company for serving targeted advertising based on her online behaviour on Facebook, have settled the case out of court. Tanya O’Carroll claims a victory as Meta has committed to stop processing her personal data to serve her with bespoke ads.