- FTC Tells Influencers To Disclose Paid Endorsements -- Again
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, November 5, 2019
The fact that the FTC is issuing a reminder suggests the agen ...
- Web Platforms Should Ban 'Microtargeted' Political Ads, FEC Chair Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 4, 2019
"The microtargeting of political ads may be undermining the united character ...
- Encrypting Domain Names Will Combat 'Abuse' By ISPs, Mozilla Tells Congress
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 4, 2019
"Proactive measures have become necessary to protect users in light of t ...
- Ocasio-Cortez Unblocks Twitter Critic, Settles First Amendment Suit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, November 4, 2019
Congressional Democrat Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she had agreed to lift a Twitt ...
- Proposed Law Requires Platforms To Allow Opt-Outs From Personalized Content
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, November 1, 2019
The Filter Bubble Transparency Act would require large tech companies to disclo ...
- U.K. Watchdogs Urge FTC Not To Weaken Children's Privacy Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, November 1, 2019
U.K. officials and other watchdogs say they have "significant concerns" that t ...
- Judge Sides Against Amazon In Privacy Battle Over Children's Voiceprints
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 31, 2019
Parents should be allowed to proceed with claims Amazon violated children's priva ...
- Privacy Watchdogs Seek To Expand Californians' Opt-Out Rights
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 31, 2019
"Surveillance-based adtech is one of the greatest menaces to consumer data privacy ...
- Facebook Agrees To $643,000 Fine To Settle Privacy Investigation In U.K.
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 30, 2019
The settlement brings an end to a probe started by the Informati ...
- 'SpyHunter' Ruling Undermines Congress' Approach To Malware, Security Company Argues
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Malwarebytes is asking a courtt to reconsider a recent ruling that reviv ...
- Twitter To Ban Political Ads Starting Next Month
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Citing the risks of "deep fakes," misinformation and microtargeting, Twitter will b ...
- Facebook Should Reject 'Demonstrably False' Political Ads, Sen. Warner Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Facebook should follow the same norms as other traditional media companies wi ...
- Broadcasters Urge Judge To Throw Out Locast's Antitrust Claims
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 29, 2019
"Locast's counterclaims are nothing more than an attempt to shift focus fr ...
- Facebook Employees Criticize Stance On Political Ads, Seek Ban On Targeting
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 28, 2019
Hundreds of Facebook workers are calling on the company to curb politician ...
- YouTube, Hasbro, Mattel And Others Sued Over Children's Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 28, 2019
Video platform YouTube and a host of channel operators have been su ...
- Comcast Touts Privacy Policy While Reportedly Fighting Google's Encryption Plans
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 25, 2019
Faced with a new controversy related to online privacy, Comcast said th ...
- Location Privacy Lawsuits Against AT&T, Sprint, Verizon And T-Mobile Sent To Arbitration
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 25, 2019
Consumers can't proceed with class-action lawsuits alleging that the major wireless carrie ...
- Marketing Tech Company NaviStone Must Face 'Eavesdropping' Claims
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 24, 2019
A federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that shopping si ...
- Facebook Wants Supreme Court To Intervene In Biometric Privacy Battle
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 24, 2019
Facebook is asking a federal appellate court to put a biometric priva ...
- Trump Campaign Sued Over Text Messages
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 23, 2019
"Trump For President routinely sends text messages to wireless telephones," three Minneso ...
- Encrypting Domain Names Will Boost Web Security, Watchdogs Tell Congress
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 23, 2019
Internet service providers misrepresented the risks and benefits of domain name encrypti ...
- Some Advertisers See Loopholes In California Privacy Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 22, 2019
A draft compliance framework issued Tuesday by the IAB suggests that so ...
- Facebook Asks Supreme Court To Hear Challenge To Robo-Texting Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, October 22, 2019
Facebook wants the Supreme Court to declare the Telehone Consumer Protection A ...
- Tulsi Gabbard Lacks Grounds To Sue Over Ad Suspension, Google Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 21, 2019
Gabbard's claim "is both filed in the wrong court and wholly witho ...
- FTC Sanctions CEO Of Company That Sold Fake Followers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, October 21, 2019
The owner of a company that allegedly sold fake social media followe ...
- Facebook Loses Bid For New Hearing Over Biometric Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 18, 2019
Unless the Supreme Court steps in, Illinois Facebook users can now proce ...
- Trump Threatens To Sue CNN Over Coverage
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, October 18, 2019
"Never in the history of this country has a President been t ...
- Wyden Introduces New Do-Not-Track Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 17, 2019
The proposed privacy bill would allow the FTC to fine companies th ...
- Facebook Won't Ban Political Ads Or Censor Politicians, Zuckerberg Says
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, October 17, 2019
"We think people ought to be able to see for themselves wh ...
- FTC Privacy Settlement Too Favorable To Facebook, Watchdogs Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, October 16, 2019
"The settlement releases Facebook from liability for past violations that are n ...