Ron Burgundy Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 By Julia Fioretti BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Online messaging services such as WhatsApp , iMessage and Gmail will face tough rules on how they can track users under a proposal presented by the European Union executive on Tuesday which may hit advertising revenue. For example, email services such as Gmail and Hotmail will not be able to scan customers' emails to serve them targeted ads without getting their explicit agreement. Most free online services rely on advertising to fund themselves, raising fears that Tuesday's proposal could reduce that revenue stream. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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