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A technician working with a laptop beside server racks at NERSC.
Photo creditContext file photo · NERSC data center · October 14, 2011 · Resized WebP; card framing may crop · Derrick Coetzee · CC0

An ad giant wants to buy the data pipes its rivals use.

The $2.2 billion LiveRamp deal would put a shared supplier under one agency group’s control. The FTC’s proposed safeguards address rivals’ access and confidential information.

· 2 min read

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