Share the spoils
> The suit alleges that AMP limited the compatibility with header bidding to just "a few exchanges," and "routed rival exchange bids through Google's ad server so that Google could continue to peek at their bids and trade on inside information".
Surely the bids were at least encrypted with HTTPS - so how could they be peeked at?
So the plaintiffs are hoping that if they throw mud at a wall then if even if slides off it will leave a mark?
The Ad industry is rotten to the core. This is not about user interests. It's about sharing the ability to exploit users privacy with a wider range of crooks - and a lot crooked politicians too.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
