- Facebook Sued For Scanning 'Private' Messages
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Two Facebook users have sued the social network for allegedly scanning t ...
- Court Turns Down Google's Street View Appeal
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 30, 2013
A federal appellate court has affirmed its earlier ruling that Google's Stre ...
- LinkedIn Asks Court To Dismiss Hacking Lawsuit
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 24, 2013
LinkedIn users who are suing the company for "hacking" into their ema ...
- Hulu Loses Round In Privacy Case, Data Shared With comScore
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 23, 2013
Handing Hulu a defeat, a judge ruled on Friday that users don ...
- Broadcasters Ask Supreme Court To Rule On Aereo Before More 'Copycat' Services Launch
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Online video service Aereo and TV broadcasters don't agree on much, b ...
- BBB: Charter's Broadband Ads Denigrate AT&T
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 20, 2013
Charter denigrated AT&T in ads for broadband service by implying that compani ...
- University Of Kansas New Social Media Policy Draws Criticism
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 23, 2013
The University of Kansas Regents are getting low marks from academics f ...
- Advocacy Group Says Disney Site Violates Children's Privacy Rules
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 19, 2013
The Disney site Marvelkids.com doesn't comply with federal rules aimed at protecti ...
- Rights Group Urges Google To Release App-Privacy Tool
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 20, 2013
Last week, Google briefly released a feature that allows app users ...
- Rockefeller Criticizes Data Brokers At Senate Hearing
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 18, 2013
The head of the Senate Commerce Committee, Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), sa ...
- Google Reports U.S. Gov't Requests For Takedowns Up 70%
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 19, 2013
Government officials are increasingly asking Google to take down content, the compa ...
- Appeals Court Slams 'Data-Pass' Marketing
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 17, 2013
A federal appellate court has ruled that consumers can proceed with ...
- KlearGear Hit With Lawsuit After 'Fining' Utah Couple For Bad Review
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 18, 2013
KlearGear's decision to charge customers $3,500 for negative reviews recently made t ...
- Aereo Attacks Court Ruling Against Rival
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 16, 2013
Aereo says in court papers filed late last week that it "h ...
- Smartphone Users Willing To Pay For Privacy, Report Says
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Online companies that collect data from consumers often argue that doing ...
- Advocacy Groups Criticize Ban On FilmOn X
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 13, 2013
The federal judge who prohibited FilmOn X from operating didn't adequately consid ...
- Web Companies Take On Universal In 'Dancing Baby' Battle
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 16, 2013
Automattic, which owns the blogging platform WordPress.com, recently filed two lawsuits again ...
- Carriers Will Allow Consumers To Unlock Mobile Phones
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 12, 2013
After prodding by Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler, the major wirele ...
- Cablevision Says Aereo 'Equivalent' To Cable System
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 13, 2013
Cablevision wants it known that it's no fan of Aereo, the onli ...
- AT&T Cuts Broadband Prices For Austin Users Who OK Ad Targeting
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 11, 2013
AT&T, which is rolling out high-speed broadband service in Austin, Texas, inten ...
- Aereo Wants Supreme Court To Approve Streaming TV Service
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 12, 2013
Aereo today asked the Supreme Court to decide once and for a ...
- Hearst Pushes For Ban On Aereo
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Online video company Aereo poses a threat to over-the-air broadcast services, t ...
- Beastie Boys Demand GoldieBlox Pay For Parody Ad
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 11, 2013
The Beastie Boys' dispute with GoldieBlox escalated today, when the musicians sa ...
- Yahoo Must Face Parts.com Trademark Complaint
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 9, 2013
The online retailer Parts.com may continue to pursue a lawsuit against Yah ...
- Will Google Glass Wearers Face Criminal Charges?
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Google Glass wearers have been warned they won't be welcome in restaurant ...
- FilmOn X Asks Appeals Court To Lift Ban
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 6, 2013
The federal judge who recently prohibited online video company FilmOn X fr ...
- Universal Music And Digital Rights Group Continue 'Dancing Baby' Battle
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 9, 2013
A lengthy battle stemming from a YouTube clip of a baby danci ...
- FTC Goes After Flashlight App For Sharing Location Data
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 5, 2013
The developer of the Brightest Flashlight app deceived consumers by transmitting the ...
- Megaupload Protests 'Secret' Ruling That Could Help MPAA
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 6, 2013
It's been almost two years since the federal government raided the N ...
- FTC Explores Risks Of Native Deception, Need For Labeling
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Companies that run "native advertising," or ads that mimic editorial material, r ...