Europe's and America's hidden security crisis
Two reports about how data about defense personnel and political leaders flows from digital advertising to foreign states and non-state actors
Published by the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) and led by Johnny Ryan, Cracked Labs contributed to reports about how digital advertising and real-time bidding (RTB) allows foreign states and non-state actors to obtain compromising sensitive personal data about key European and American personnel and leaders.
November 2023. Authors: Johnny Ryan and Wolfie Christl
"Europe's Hidden Security Crisis"
» Download report (PDF, 24 pages)
» Announcement on the ICCL website
"Americas's Hidden Security Crisis"
» Download report (PDF, 25 pages)
» Announcement on the ICCL website
Media coverage
» Financial Times ("Web browsing data collected in more detail than previously known, report finds", 14 Nov 2023)» Spiegel ("Gefährdet Onlinewerbung die nationale Sicherheit?", 14 Nov 2023)
» Le Monde ("Les données des publicités en ligne sont détournées pour espionner des internautes, selon un rapport", 15 Nov 2023)
» elDiaro.es ("Datos sensibles de políticos y militares de la UE acaban en Rusia y China por el rastreo publicitario ", 16 Nov 2023)
» The Register ("Rights warriors claim online ad auction data a danger to national security", 16 Nov 2023)
» Euractiv ("MEPs ask Commission to act after revelations of sensitive EU data sell-off", 14 Nov 2023)
» ftm.nl ("De online advertentie-industrie bedreigt de nationale veiligheid", 19 Dec 2023)