This week: Binance loses up to USD$500m (~£450.5m) in a massive network hack, the US talks with the EU to maintain access to European citizens’ data…

Privacy - or lack thereof - has been a common theme across ad tech this week. Crypto giant Binance was hit by a major hack to its network, losing the currency exchange up to half a billion dollars, while Meta announced malware had stolen up to a million Facebook users’ passwords. Meanwhile, the US government announced a rewrite to data privacy regulation to retain access to data from EU citizens.

In streaming, Netflix agreed to release independently audited viewing figures for its UK audience for the first time, while TikTok-parent ByteDance made moves to take its music streaming service Resso worldwide.

Ad Tech Rising Star & Ad Tech Personality of the Year 2022 Shortlists Revealed

ExchangeWire can today reveal the shortlists for the popular Ad Tech Rising Star and Ad Tech Personality of the Year awards at The Wires 2022. Now in its eighth year, Ad Tech Personality of the Year celebrates an individual who has significantly impacted the industry over the last 12 months.

Read more and vote here. Voting closes Friday 21st October 2022.

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