Do-Not-Track: What's Your Call to Action?
Help ClickZ inform the debate over the FTC's proposed consumer privacy framework - and its impact on marketing.
Help ClickZ inform the debate over the FTC's proposed consumer privacy framework - and its impact on marketing.
Dear readers,
Federal regulators want advertisers, publishers, retailers, information brokers, and ad technology companies to tighten up their consumer practices, giving consumers more notice and the ability to opt out of receiving targeted ads.
Sounds good in principle. But in practice, is it realistic?
By now, you should have read and re-read the 122-page Federal Trade Commission report, “Protecting Consumer Privacy in an Era of Rapid Change.” It calls on businesses to incorporate “substantive privacy protections” for collecting, managing, and storing consumer information and to give “reasonable access” to the consumer data they maintain.
Grabbing the most attention: the FTC staff’s recommendation to establish a “do-not-track” system for online behavioral advertising. But don’t get confused: this system may take its name from the FTC’s “do-not-call” registry, but any similiarities end there. First, the do-not-track system is not a registry. And, implementing a do-not-track system involves more complex technology and business issues than collecting a 10-digit telephone number and sharing it with telemarketing businesses.
After reading the FTC report, four quick observations:
ClickZ’s Call to Action
As the debate over the FTC report continues, we’d like you to guide the conversation and discuss realistic ways that advertisers, publishers, and retailers can continue to serve consumers while respecting their privacy.
As we enter the new year, the editorial team at ClickZ has a call to action for you.
By Jan. 15, 2011, send us your comments about the FTC’s framework. 20.
We will review submissions and submit the most salient and informed points to the FTC. We hope to hear lots of different perspectives and will include them in our comment with the FTC.
But first, please read the report and review the questions we’d like to see addressed. Then send us your comments at [email protected].