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Published Date: June 17, 2026

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Google to use UK and EU user IP addresses for ad personalization

From August 3, 2026, Google will use IP addresses from UK, EEA and Switzerland users for ad measurement and personalization.

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From August 3, 2026, Google will use IP addresses from UK, EEA and Switzerland users for ad measurement and personalization. It lands as the ICO weighs new consent rules, and years after Google itself called using such signals to identify devices "wrong." [...]

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