US senators say targeted advertising poses a security risk; advertising industry group says the criticism is misplaced
Senators say targeted ads are a security risk. Ad groups say the critics are off base.
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US Senators Wyden and Booker said that the AdFection technique disclosed by Citizen Lab last week delivered mercenary spyware via zero-click delivery through targeted advertising, and that the industry must reform; IAB Europe rebutted that the report did not prove infrastructure failure. Discover-Tech, most associated with the attack, has been banned by Google and others. The report calls on regulators to investigate Discover-Tech and spyware company Candiru.