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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Rob Davies

Online bookies accused of UK privacy breaches with use of cookie banners

Woman playing games on her cell phone at a casino
Nearly a quarter of 624 gambling websites tested did not offer the option to turn off tracking software. Photograph: andresr/Getty

Online bookmakers and casinos have been accused of widespread non-compliance of information privacy requirements, including “data surveillance” of customers, according to a study.

Nearly nine out of 10 (86%) licensed British gambling websites appear to be flouting the general data protection regulation (GDPR), the strict rules governing how organisations can collect, store and process personal data, according to the research.

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