GDPR is here, but Google is still in a standoff with publishing trade reps

GDPR is well and truly here, but a number of publishing trade bodies sat out of talks with Google on Thursday (24 May) – showing that the tech giant is struggling to assuage some publishers over its GDPR policies.
Trade groups representing media owners on both sides of the Atlantic snubbed Google's invite yesterday. Instead, a cohort of representatives implored the company to issue a written response to questions they posed to Google in an open letter three weeks ago about i