- Google Can Be Sued For WiFi Interceptions
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 30, 2011
A federal judge has ruled that consumers can proceed with a potenti ...
- Facebook Wins Round In 'Friend Finder' Lawsuit
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 30, 2011
Handing Facebook a partial victory, a judge has dismissed a lawsuit allegi ...
- Sen. Rockefeller Touts Do-Not-Track Law
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 29, 2011
At a hearing, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (W-Va.), chairman of the Commerce Committe ...
- Consumer Reports: Eight In 10 Web Users Want Do-Not-Track
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 30, 2011
In 2009, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communicati ...
- Contact Lens Seller Accused Of Violating Antitrust Laws
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Online contact lens seller 1800Contacts has been among the most litigious marketer ...
- Court Decision Striking Video Game Ban Could Squelch Open Internet Regs
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 27, 2011
Marketers are cheering a U.S. Supreme Court decision Monday striking down ...
- FCC Told That App Developers Lack Incentives To Protect Privacy
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Privacy advocates as well as some companies have long expressed support f ...
- Venture Capitalists Oppose Anti-Piracy Bill
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 24, 2011
A pending bill aimed at curbing online piracy would "put American innovato ...
- FTC's Brill: Mobile Privacy Practices 'In Desperate Need Of Reform'
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 27, 2011
FTC Commissioner Julie Brill today reiterated her support for a universal do-not-tra ...
- Sen. Commerce Committee To Hold Privacy Hearing Wed.
Raw, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 27, 2011
Officials from the Federal Trade Commission, Federal Communications Commission and Department ...
- OpenFeint Sued For Misappropriating Mobile Gamers' Data
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 23, 2011
Mobile gaming company OpenFeint and its parent company, GREE International, have be ...
- Google Says FTC's Concerns Unclear
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 24, 2011
Google acknowledged today on its blog and in an official filing th ...
- Chitika To Destroy Data To Settle FTC Probe
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 22, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission has finalized a settlement with ad network Chitik ...
- Supreme Court Rules For Data-Mining In Vermont
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 23, 2011
The U.S. Supreme Court today sided with data mining companies who h ...
- Banks Can't Prevent Site From Posting 'Hot News'
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 21, 2011
In a closely watched case, a federal appellate court has ruled th ...
- Havas: BT Industry Could Face Same Fate As Adware Companies
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 22, 2011
A new report about privacy by Havas Digital makes the extraordinary cla ...
- Righthaven Loses Another Major Copyright Case
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Copyright enforcement company Righthaven lost another major round in court this wee ...
- Connecticut A.G. Says Face Recognition Should Be Opt-In
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 17, 2011
Facebook's new tagging technology, which automatically recognizes users' faces and suggests the ...
- Online Reviews Sway Judge In Trademark Dispute
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 16, 2011
A federal judge recently granted the fast-food chain Chipotle Mexican Grill ...
- Researchers, Advocates Split $2M In Flash Cookie Settlement
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 17, 2011
A federal judge has signed off on a $2.5 million settlement ...
- Righthaven Not Entitled To Sue For Copyright Infringement
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Copyright enforcement outfit Righthaven has filed around 300 lawsuits against bloggers, nonprofi ...
- Court Ruling Against Righthaven Could Fuel Its Woes
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 16, 2011
This week, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Roger Hunt in Nevada dea ...
- Facebook Sued For Tracking People With 'Like' Button
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 14, 2011
In the latest of a series of privacy lawsuits against Facebook, t ...
- Sens. Franken And Blumenthal Unveil Law Limiting Location-Tracking
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Reports about location-tracking via iPhones, iPads and Android devices already have spark ...
- FTC: Data Mining Company Subject To Consumer Protection Laws
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 13, 2011
The Federal Trade Commission has closed its investigation into whether the compa ...
- New York's Highest Court Rules Web Sites Can't Be Sued For Promoting 'Offensive' Posts
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 14, 2011
In a sweeping ruling, New York's highest court ruled today that W ...
- Privacy Groups File FTC Complaint About Face Recognition
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Sunday, June 12, 2011
The Electronic Privacy Information Center and other advocacy groups are asking t ...
- Android Location-Tracking Research Spurs Privacy Suits
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 10, 2011
Google was hit this week with the latest in a string ...
- Will Facebook Be Called To Capitol Hill Over Face Recognition?
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 13, 2011
Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) is joining the Electronic Privacy Information Center a ...
- Privacy Groups File FTC Complaint About Face Recognition
Raw, Wendy Davis - Sunday, June 12, 2011
The Electronic Privacy Information Center and other advocacy groups are asking t ...