The EU Commission gives Google the chance to avoid fines and more stringent remedies.
Industry may want DNT to allow basic data collection; the FTC and others do not.
Social company tries to protect its marketing waters.
Behavioral icon will move to Canada, too, and possibly Australia and South America.
System lets them consumers set mobile tracking preferences.
Around half of users surveyed had never seen the ad icon when showed it in context in August 2011.
Leibowitz has made online privacy, especially around ad tracking, one of his key issues.
Becomes one of the first major ad sellers to support opt-out standard.
Agency publishes final privacy framework, reaffirming support for legislation.
Senators investigating how 33 popular iPhone applications collect consumer data.
Leaders gathered today in Brussels and Washington, D.C. to discuss goals for a global privacy framework.
Alleges news feed and video content ads are based on Yahoo patents.
Letter from EU privacy group to IAB Europe adds another wrinkle to developing story.
America’s Got Talent host will talk teen Internet safety at a congressional briefing on Wednesday.

June 6, 2012
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