- Illinois Privacy Law Covers 'Faceprints,' Judge Says
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 31, 2015
In a first, a federal judge has ruled that a biometric priva ...
- Mobile Ads Can Infer Users' Medication, Dating Preferences, Researcher Tells FTC
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 31, 2015
Mobile ads can now infer the medications that users take, whether th ...
- Facebook Settles Lawsuit Over Children's In-Game Purchases
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Facebook has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit brought by parents who ...
- FCC: Cable Broadband Providers Boost Speed
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Cable companies now offer broadband speeds ranging from 50 and 105 Mbp ...
- Comcast Users Complain To FCC
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
The Federal Communications Commission receives more complaints about Comcast than AT&T, Verizo ...
- Most Pirated Shows Of Year: 'Game Of Thrones,' 'Walking Dead' And 'Big Bang Theory'
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
"Game of Thrones" was the most pirated television show of the yea ...
- DOJ Asks Supreme Court To Turn Away Apple
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
The Department of Justice is asking the Supreme Court to refuse ...
- Facebook Defends Zero-Rating Program, Compares 'Free Basics' To Libraries
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 29, 2015
"If we accept that everyone deserves access to the Internet, then ...
- Report: Verizon To Exempt Go90 From Data Caps
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 24, 2015
Verizon Wireless reportedly plans to offer a paid version of its Go ...
- DraftKings And FanDuel Illegal In Illinois, Attorney General Says
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 24, 2015
Daily fantasy sports sites FanDuel and DraftKings are illegal in Illinois, Attorn ...
- IAB Pushes Back Against FTC's Guidance For Native Ads
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 24, 2015
The Federal Trade Commission's new guidance on native ads is raising conce ...
- Twitter Deletes Business Insider Journalist's Posts
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Business Insider's Jim Edwards writes that Twitter deleted two of his twee ...
- New Zealand Court Orders Megaupload Founder Extradited To U.S.
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 23, 2015
A court in New Zealand has ordered that Kim Dotcom, who found ...
- Dish Accuses Charter Of Undermining Sling TV
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Dish says in a new Federal Communications Commission filing that Charter ...
- YouTube Criticizes T-Mobile For Throttling Video
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, December 23, 2015
YouTube says T-Mobile has no justification to degrade all video services "witho ...
- Broadband Providers Hike Prices
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Cox Communications is joining Time Warner Cable, Dish, DirecTV and AT&T ...
- FTC Says Native Ads Must Carry Clear Disclosures
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Online ads can be deceptive when they are formatted to closely resemb ...
- Comcast's Data Meters Spur Questions
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Comcast has recently drawn much criticism by expanding its use of meter ...
- Internet Engineers Propose Censorship Notices
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 21, 2015
The Internet Engineering Steering Group has approved a new status code -- "451 ...
- Dow Jones Urges Appeals Court To Dismiss Privacy Case
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 21, 2015
Dow Jones says it is entitled to prevail in a video priva ...
- Privacy Group Wants New Cross-Device Tracking Regulations
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, December 21, 2015
Electronic Privacy Information Center is calling on the FTC to require ...
- Comcast Customer Successfully Challenges Data Meter
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 18, 2015
A Comcast customer, identified only as "Oleg," successfully challenged the company's da ...
- Charter Promises Discounted Broadband For Low-Income Homes, If Merger Closes
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 18, 2015
Charter is promising to offer broadband service at speeds of 30 Mb ...
- FTC Charges App Developers With Violating Children's Privacy Rules
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 18, 2015
Two app developers have agreed to settle charges with the Federal Tra ...
- Broadband Speeds Increase Worldwide
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, December 18, 2015
Broadband speeds throughout the world are increasing, but no country yet offe ...
- NYT Public Editor Tackles 'Personalized' News
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 17, 2015
New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan addresses concerns raised the paper ...
- Privacy Expert Ashkan Soltani To Join White House Tech Office
Around The Net in Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 17, 2015
Federal Trade Commission chief technologist Ashkan Soltani is joining the White House ...
- Justice Department Sides Against Facebook In Text-Message Battle
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 17, 2015
The Obama administration is urging a federal judge to reject Facebook's contenti ...
- Jury Says Cox Must Pay $25 Million For Piracy By Users
Daily Online Examiner, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 17, 2015
In a blow to Cox, a federal jury decided on Thursday th ...
- FCC Questions T-Mobile, Comcast And AT&T About Data Cap Exemptions
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, December 17, 2015
The Federal Communications Commission is asking T-Mobile, Comcast and AT&T for mo ...