Do Not Track: How Small Groups Have a Big Impact on Privacy Debate
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Do Not Track: How Small Groups Have a Big Impact on Privacy Debate

12y Kate Kaye

Do Not Track: How Small Groups Have a Big Impact o...

Groups like Center for Digital Democracy played key roles in influencing privacy legislation introduced in 2011. Read More...

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Cheezburger Turns Up Tweet Heat on GoDaddy
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Cheezburger Turns Up Tweet Heat on GoDaddy

12y Christopher Heine

Cheezburger Turns Up Tweet Heat on GoDaddy

UPDATE: GoDaddy drops support of controversial legislation after critics threaten to boycott the Internet registry. Read More...

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Hyundai's Super Bowl Blog Campaign a Lesson to Marketers
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Hyundai's Super Bowl Blog Campaign a Lesson to Marketers

12y Kate Kaye

Hyundai's Super Bowl Blog Campaign a Lesson to Mar...

The FTC said its investigation of Hyundai's Super Bowl XLV blogger outreach effort could be a lesson for marketers. Read More...

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Senators Press ICANN on Generic Top-Level Domains
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Senators Press ICANN on Generic Top-Level Domains

12y Susan Kuchinskas

Senators Press ICANN on Generic Top-Level Domains

Advertisers and senators criticize a plan to remove restrictions on gTLDs this spring, but ICANN is unfazed. Read More...

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Canada's Privacy Chief Sets Rules for Online Ads
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Canada's Privacy Chief Sets Rules for Online Ads

12y Lisa Lacy

Canada's Privacy Chief Sets Rules for Online Ads

Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart reveals guidelines for collection and use of online behavioral data. Read More...

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Yahoo Wins $610M Suit Against Lottery Spammers
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Yahoo Wins $610M Suit Against Lottery Spammers

12y Shaun Nichols

Yahoo Wins $610M Suit Against Lottery Spammers

Emails purported to be from Yahoo offices. Read More...

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FTC Goes After Acai Berry Seller That Used Fake News Sites
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FTC Goes After Acai Berry Seller That Used Fake News Sites

12y Lisa Lacy

FTC Goes After Acai Berry Seller That Used Fake Ne...

Affiliate sites appeared to be objective, with names like channel8health.com and online6health.com. Read More...

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FTC Settles With Facebook, Renewing Calls for Privacy Law
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FTC Settles With Facebook, Renewing Calls for Privacy Law

12y Kate Kaye

FTC Settles With Facebook, Renewing Calls for Priv...

Zuckerberg admits mistakes as Facebook creates two new privacy roles. Read More...

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Regulators Shut Down Bing, Yahoo Mortgage Scam Ads
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Regulators Shut Down Bing, Yahoo Mortgage Scam Ads

12y Rob Young

Regulators Shut Down Bing, Yahoo Mortgage Scam Ads

Google's not the only one to have drawn scrutiny for fake mortgage programs. Read More...

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FTC Privacy Chief Jumps to the NAI
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FTC Privacy Chief Jumps to the NAI

12y Zachary Rodgers

FTC Privacy Chief Jumps to the NAI

Marc Groman's hire comes as the Federal Trade Commission nears release of a major privacy framework governing online ads. Read More...

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FTC Settles With Tremor Over Flash Cookies
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FTC Settles With Tremor Over Flash Cookies

13y Zachary Rodgers

FTC Settles With Tremor Over Flash Cookies

Video ad net's use of persistent cookies contradicted its own privacy policy, says FTC. Read More...

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Self-Reg Ad Icon: Millions in Revenue?
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Self-Reg Ad Icon: Millions in Revenue?

13y Kate Kaye

Self-Reg Ad Icon: Millions in Revenue?

Combined, the three certified compliance firms enabling the Ad Choices Icon could be generating up to $1 million per month in serving fees. Read More...

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Village Voice Media Pressured to Drop Backpage.com Adult Ads
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Village Voice Media Pressured to Drop Backpage.com Adult Ads

13y Susan Kuchinskas

Village Voice Media Pressured to Drop Backpage.com...

Classifieds site generated $2.1 million in revenue from "online prostitution advertising" in August. Read More...

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Congressional Privacy Hawks Target Verizon Ad Program
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Congressional Privacy Hawks Target Verizon Ad Program

13y Kate Kaye

Congressional Privacy Hawks Target Verizon Ad Prog...

Co-chairs of House Privacy Caucus inquired about a geotargeted ad program. Read More...

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Rockefeller Got IAB Donation Days After Launching Privacy Bill
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Rockefeller Got IAB Donation Days After Launching Privacy Bill

13y Kate Kaye

Rockefeller Got IAB Donation Days After Launching ...

IAB's lobbying arm has made contributions to 10 key lawmakers this year. Read More...

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Senate Grills Google's Eric Schmidt on Market Dominance
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Senate Grills Google's Eric Schmidt on Market Dominance

13y Zachary Rodgers

Senate Grills Google's Eric Schmidt on Market Domi...

Judiciary Committee probes search giant's bias toward its own web products. Read More...

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Behavioral Ads Targeting Kids Need Parental Consent, Says FTC
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Behavioral Ads Targeting Kids Need Parental Consent, Says FTC

13y Kate Kaye

Behavioral Ads Targeting Kids Need Parental Consen...

Agency wants regular audits of self-regulatory programs overseeing COPPA compliance. Read More...

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Groupon Expected to Respond to Lawsuit on Monday
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Groupon Expected to Respond to Lawsuit on Monday

13y Christopher Heine

Groupon Expected to Respond to Lawsuit on Monday

Sales force sues daily deals player in overtime pay dispute. Read More...

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Groupon Responds to Privacy Inquiry From Lawmakers
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Groupon Responds to Privacy Inquiry From Lawmakers

13y Kate Kaye

Groupon Responds to Privacy Inquiry From Lawmakers

Company revealed Q2 sales info and disclosed it no longer works with Omniture. Read More...

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DOJ Asks Google for More Information on AdMeld Buy
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DOJ Asks Google for More Information on AdMeld Buy

13y Kate Kaye

DOJ Asks Google for More Information on AdMeld Buy

Google said it isn't surprised by the request. Read More...

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Lawmakers Question Groupon on Privacy
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Lawmakers Question Groupon on Privacy

13y Kate Kaye

Lawmakers Question Groupon on Privacy

Congressmen sent Groupon a letter asking about firm's privacy policy changes. Read More...

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DAA Behavioral Icon Risks Irrelevance
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DAA Behavioral Icon Risks Irrelevance

13y Jack Marshall

DAA Behavioral Icon Risks Irrelevance

Icon is appearing in non-behaviorally targeted ads. Read More...

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Obama Administration Wants Privacy Rule to Work Worldwide
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Obama Administration Wants Privacy Rule to Work Worldwide

13y Kate Kaye

Obama Administration Wants Privacy Rule to Work Wo...

Commerce Department wants privacy legislation to influence regulations worldwide. Read More...

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FTC Intensifies Mobile Privacy Focus
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FTC Intensifies Mobile Privacy Focus

13y Kate Kaye

FTC Intensifies Mobile Privacy Focus

Educates consumers on mobile app privacy, questions need for mobile do-not-track. Read More...

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As FTC Probes, a Timeline of Google Antitrust Investigations Past
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As FTC Probes, a Timeline of Google Antitrust Investigations Past

13y Kate Kaye

As FTC Probes, a Timeline of Google Antitrust Inve...

A look back at Google's antitrust investigation history as FTC probes the search giant. Read More...

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DAA Prepares Self-Regulatory Guidelines for Mobile Targeting
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DAA Prepares Self-Regulatory Guidelines for Mobile Targeting

13y Jack Marshall

DAA Prepares Self-Regulatory Guidelines for Mobile...

Body also hopes to export its program and icon globally. Read More...

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Proposed Law Could Affect Location Based Ads
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Proposed Law Could Affect Location Based Ads

13y Jack Marshall

Proposed Law Could Affect Location Based Ads

Bill calls for user consent for location-based ads. Read More...

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