WENDY DAVIS
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- Google Seeks To Duck Jury Trial In Antitrust Battle Over Display Ads in
MediaDailyNews on
05/17/2024
In an effort to avoid trial by jury, Google says it has tendered a cashier's check to the U.S. government for triple damages and interest.
- Tech Industry Seeks Veto Of Vermont Bill That Would Regulate Data in
MediaDailyNews on
05/17/2024
NetChoice has asked Vermont Governor Phil Scott to veto a bill that would create an "age-appropriate design code," and also impose sweeping restrictions on companies' collection and use of data.
- Arizona Sues Amazon Over 'Manipulative' Tactics, 'Buy Box' Algorithm in
MediaDailyNews on
05/16/2024
Amazon's "layered and confusing" Prime cancellation procedures rely on "dark patterns" that dupe consumers, Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes alleges in a complaint brought in Maricopa County Superior Court.
- Amazon Prevails In Privacy Battle Over Alexa Ad Targeting in
MediaDailyNews on
05/16/2024
A federal appeals court rejected a request to reinstate a class-action complaint alleging that Amazon wrongly targets ads to consumers based on their interactions with Alexa-enabled devices.
- TikTok Creators Seek To Block Potential Nationwide Ban in
MediaDailyNews on
05/15/2024
BluffCakes founder Chloe Joy Sexton and Shark Tank contestant Paul Tran are among the TikTok creators who are suing over a new law that could result in a nationwide ban on TikTok.
- Court Deals Setback To Shopify In Privacy Battle in
MediaDailyNews on
05/15/2024
A federal appeals court will reconsider whether Shopify can be sued in California over alleged privacy violations.
- Car Manufacturers Could Face Privacy Crackdown, FTC Suggests in
MediaDailyNews on
05/14/2024
"The FTC will take action to protect consumers against the illegal collection, use, and disclosure of their personal data," the agency said Tuesday.
- Chamber Of Commerce Backs Meta In Battle Over Inflated Metrics in
MediaDailyNews on
05/14/2024
The country's largest trade group is backing Meta's attempt to scuttle a class-action brought by advertisers over allegedly inflated metrics regarding the potential reach of ad campaigns.
- Lawmakers Float Section 230 Repeal in
PolicyBlog on
05/13/2024
"Section 230 is now poisoning the healthy online ecosystem it once fostered," Reps. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Washington) and Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-New Jersey) say.
- Vermont Passes Privacy Law That Would Allow Suits By Consumers in
MediaDailyNews on
05/13/2024
Vermont early Saturday morning passed a privacy bill that, if enacted, would allow people to sue companies that collect sensitive data without consent.
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- Bill That Would Outlaw Behavioral Advertising Advances To House Floor
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
07/20/2022)
Here's the most recent version of the bill: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF00/20220720/115041/BILLS-117-8152-P000034-Amdt-1.pdf
- Court Sides With Devin Nunes -- Again -- In Battle Over Journalist's Tweet
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Wendy Davis
(Red, White & Blog on
11/23/2021)
Thanks for catching that. It's been fixed
- Bill Seeks To Strip Websites Of Protections For False COVID-19 Information Posted By Users
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Wendy Davis
(PolicyBlog on
07/22/2021)
The piece mentions that Biden later softened his remarks about Facebook
- FCC Chairman Pai To Exit In January
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
11/30/2020)
Are you confident the Senate will approve Biden's FCC pick?
- House Republicans Want Tech CEOs To Testify About 'Censorship' Policies
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
10/20/2020)
Here's what Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates told The New York Times: “We have reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.”
- New York Lawmaker Proposes Data Tax
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
01/22/2020)
As currently written, the proposed bill would impose a tax of 5% "on gross income upon every corporation which derives income from the data individuals of this state share with such corporations."
- Facebook Prevails In Battle With Russian 'News' Agency
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
01/15/2020)
Thank you for catching that! The dismissal order was "with prejudice." The sentence has been corrected.
- Sen. Markey Unveils Bill To Restore Net Neutrality
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
03/06/2019)
The article should have said the proposal drew the support of 52 Senators last year. Thanks for catching!
- ANA Cheers Supreme Court Order In Fight Over Cell Phone Radiation Warnings
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
06/28/2018)
@Cynthia Franklin -- The Supreme Court granted CTIA's petition, vacated the earlier ruling, and sent the case back to the appellate court for reconsideration. While today's order doesn't explicitly invalidate the Berkeley ordinance, the decision to remand for a new hearing leaves CTIA in a better position than before, because the group can now argue its case again -- and this time, can draw on this week's ruling involving the crisis pregnancy centers. The headline has been revised to reflect the ANA's reaction to the order.
- FCC Passes Broad Privacy Rules, Limits Behavioral Advertising By Broadband Providers
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Wendy Davis
(Daily Online Examiner on
10/27/2016)
The rules are very broad, and go beyond a prohibition on selling data. While the FCC hasn't yet published the full regulations, a fact sheet released today specifies that opt-in consent is required before ISPs can "use" or "share" data about consumers' "sensitive" data -- which the FCC says includes Web browsing and app usage history.
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