If nothing else, news about the National Security Agency's extensive surveillance activities seems to have left some consumers more determined than before to protect their privacy.» 0 Comments
BuzzFeed has been hit with a copyright infringement complaint that could have a significant impact on how publishers aggregate images for slideshows.The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Manhattan by photographer Kai Eiselein, alleges that BuzzFeed took a photo from Flickr and incorporated it into a slideshow without his permission.» 3 Comments
Will the World Wide Web Consortium's effort to forge online privacy standards come to naught? Some privacy advocates are suggesting the answer could be yes.» 0 Comments
The National Security Agency's data collection from Web companies remains top of mind for analysts and online ad industry watchers. At this point, many observers are still waiting for the news to fully sink in -- with consumers as well as lawmakers. For now, news about the NSA surveillance will at least heighten consumers' awareness about online privacy, according to Brian Wieser at Pivotal Research Group. "» 1 Comments
For almost one week now, the ad industry has been digesting the revelations that the National Security Agency is engaging in widespread surveillance of communications. It's still too soon to know whether news of the NSA's initiative will lead to a push for new online privacy laws. But some ad industry executives are already expressing concern.» 0 Comments
Cable companies and telecoms apparently are so spooked by the prospect of cord-cutting that they're now paying media companies to withhold shows from technology companies that offer online video, Bloomberg reports today.» 1 Comments
Search engine Duck Duck Go, browser developer Mozilla and social news site Reddit are among dozens of Web companies and civil rights groups who are calling on Congress to immediately put an end to the National Security Agency's practice of scooping up data about people's communications.» 0 Comments
The recent revelations that tech companies are sharing information about users with the National Security Agency raises a host of unanswered questions, but one of the most pressing for the ad industry is whether the news will intensify efforts to regulate how tech companies can collect and use data.» 2 Comments
A broad array of outside organizations is aligning themselves against the Authors Guild in its lawsuit against the universities who worked with Google to digitize books. This week alone, groups ranging from digital rights organizations to law professors to library associations to medical researchers have filed friend-of-the-court briefs in favor of the HathiTrust -- a joint digital storage project of several universities.» 3 Comments
The Federal Communications Commission will vote at the end of this month about whether to issue new rules requiring wireless carriers to better protect consumers' personal information -- including data about who they call, how long they talk, and geolocation.» 0 Comments
