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OFT casts a wide net for online privacy

By Maija Palmer, Technology Correspondent

Published: October 17 2009 01:16 | Last updated: October 17 2009 01:16

Internet retailers and online search companies will be among those investigated in the next six months by the Office of Fair Trading as it conducts an inquiry into the targeting of UK internet users through advertising and pricing.

The inquiry, to be completed by spring 2010, will see the OFT examine web services offered by an array of companies from leading grocery groups to smaller and more specialist sites.

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