- Deal Allows Google To Keep Users' WiFi Data Confidential
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 31, 2011
The Connecticut Attorney General has agreed that Google need not turn ov ...
- Industry Groups Argue Against Regs Based On Fair Information Practice Principles
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 28, 2011
Fair Information Practice Principles are a "useful tool" when analyzing online privac ...
- FCC Says Neutrality Challenge Premature
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 28, 2011
The Federal Communications Commission has asked an appellate court to dismiss challeng ...
- Have Web Sites Cut Back On Flash Cookies?
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 31, 2011
Some Web companies are still using Flash cookies to recreate HTTP cooki ...
- Cookie Monster.com: Jobs Site Lets Users Know When Ads Are Targeted
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 28, 2011
Employment site Monster.com is tweaking its behavioral targeting program by including in- ...
- Facebook Sued, Again, For Kicking Off User
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 28, 2011
For at least the second time in recent months, Facebook has be ...
- HughesNet Agrees To Settle Lawsuit, Disclose Broadband Speeds
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 26, 2011
In order to settle a class-action lawsuit on behalf of broadband subscriber ...
- Burst Taps Evidon For 'You-Are-Being-Tracked' Icons
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Ad network Burst Media has tapped the privacy compliance company Evidon ...
- Privacy Advocates: Commerce Department's Call For Self-Regulation Falls Flat
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 27, 2011
The Department of Commerce recently issued a privacy report recommending that onli ...
- MetroPCS Asks Appellate Court To Vacate Neutrality Rules
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Wireless carrier MetroPCS has joined Verizon in asking a federal appellate cou ...
- Study Confirms Apple Apps Track Users' Info
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Last year, a professor at Bucknell University caused a stir with resear ...
- Will Ad Networks Be As Supportive Of Mozilla And Google Do-Not-Track Tools As FTC Is?
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 24, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission is cheering Mozilla's plans for a new featu ...
- Senator Cantwell Introduces Net Neutrality Bill
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 25, 2011
The latest proposed Net Neutrality bill, introduced today by Sen. Maria Cantwe ...
- Ad Groups Granted Extension To Comment On Do-Not-Track
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 21, 2011
At the request of a coalition of industry groups, the Federal Tra ...
- Justin.tv Sued For Copyright Infringement
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 24, 2011
In a move reminiscent of Viacom's attempt to sue YouTube for copyrig ...
- Verizon: FCC Neutrality Regulations An 'Abuse'
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 20, 2011
Following through on its threat to challenge net neutrality rules in cour ...
- Ascentive Sued For Tricking Consumers With Scareware
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 20, 2011
A Minnesota resident has sued FinallyFast.com owner Ascentive for false advertising f ...
- Verizon's New Challenge Highlights FCC's Failure To Reclass Broadband
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 21, 2011
The same day that the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to ena ...
- Digital Advertising Alliance Icons Move Forward With TRUSTe
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 20, 2011
The ad industry's self-regulatory privacy initiative is advancing this week, with addition ...
- Will Do-Not-Track Become Law This Year?
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 20, 2011
The online industry is vocally opposing the Federal Trade Commission's recent propos ...
- Verizon Sues To Nix Neutrality Rules
Raw, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 20, 2011
Verizon said today it has asked the U.S. District Court of Appea ...
- ANA Asks Marketers To Comply With Self-Regulatory Privacy Standards
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Faced with federal regulators' calls for a do-not-track mechanism as well ...
- Copyright Troll Righthaven Suing Posters To Google Groups, Other Forums
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The Las Vegas Review-Journal recently ran a column outlining how airport securi ...
- Ad Networks Ordered To Stop Working With Alleged Piracy Site
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 17, 2011
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction ordering ad networks Chiti ...
- Comcast Approved For NBC Deal, Set To Follow Open Internet Rules
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Regulators from the Federal Communications Commission and Department of Justice today clear ...
- Spokeo Argues It's A Search Engine, Says Class-Action Suit Against It Should Be Dismissed
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 14, 2011
Arguing that it isn't covered by federal fair credit reporting laws, onli ...
- Facebook's Latest Privacy Flub: Letting App Developers Access Users' Contact Info
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 17, 2011
Once again, Facebook is rolling out a new feature that seems a ...
- Head First: Court Rules Helmet Maker's Trademark Keyword-Trigger Lawsuit Can Proceed
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 13, 2011
Soaring Helmet, a motorcycle helmets and accessories wholesaler, has won a courtro ...
- Key Critic Of Net Neutrality Won't Seek Reelection
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 14, 2011
One of the Senate's most prominent critic of net neutrality rules, K ...
- Facebook Argues That Personally Identifiable Data Leaks Do Not Violate Wiretap Laws
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Facebook is asking a federal judge to dismiss a class-action lawsuit allegi ...