- Company That Sold Fake Followers Settles Fraud Allegations
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 31, 2019
In what's being hailed as a first, a company that sold fa ...
- Apple Boots Facebook App That Collects Teens' Data
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Apple has blocked Facebook from distributing a virtual private network that allow ...
- Illinois AG Can Proceed With Own Case Against Facebook, Judge Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 30, 2019
The decision means Facebook will have to face Cambridge Analytica-related lawsuits ...
- Google Disables iPhone Version Of Data-Collecting App
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Confronted with an apparent violation of Apple policies, Google said Wednesday ...
- Facebook Under Fire For Duping Children
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 29, 2019
Newly uncovered information "raises serious concerns about whether your company and i ...
- Yahoo's $85 Million Data Breach Settlement Rejected By Judge
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 29, 2019
"Yahoo's history of nondisclosure and lack of transparency related to the da ...
- Publishers Clearing House Faulted For Privacy Violations
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 28, 2019
The direct marketing company's mobile app enabled outside ad networks to colle ...
- IAB Tech Lab And Google Criticized In EU By Privacy Advocates
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 28, 2019
The IAB's Tech Lab "content taxonomy" includes the categories "infertility," "cancer" a ...
- Google Faces New Privacy Battle In Illinois Over 'Faceprints'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 25, 2019
"Google failed to obtain consent from anyone when it introduced its faci ...
- Broadband Industry Urges Judge To Invalidate Vermont Net Neutrality Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 25, 2019
Vermont lawmakers "purposefully acted to undermine federal law," broadband providers tell ...
- Commerce Committee Should Scrutinize T-Mobile Merger With Sprint, Senate Democrats Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 24, 2019
The Senate Commerce Committee should examine whether T-Mobile's proposed $26 billion acquisiti ...
- Senators Urge FTC And FCC To Investigate Carriers Over Location Privacy
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 24, 2019
"The wireless industry has repeatedly demonstrated a blatant disregard for its customer ...
- Verizon Customers Withdraw Lawsuit Against Turn Over Zombie Cookies
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 23, 2019
After nearly four years of battle, two New York residents who su ...
- Dragon Box To Settle With Netflix, Amazon And Hollywood Studios
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 23, 2019
The deal will bring an end to a year-old lawsuit alleging th ...
- Supreme Court Won't Consider Whether Yelp Can Be Forced To Remove Reviews
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The move leaves in place a decision by the California Supreme Cour ...
- Washington State Lawmakers Consider Privacy Bill
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 22, 2019
The Washington Privacy Act, introduced by Sen. Reuven Carlyle (D-Seattle), would gi ...
- Google Fined $57 Million Over GDPR Violations
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 21, 2019
Privacy regulators in France have fined Google for failing to comply wi ...
- TVEyes To Stop Offering Fox News Clips
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 21, 2019
Online monitoring service TVEyes will no longer offer subscribers to its $500-a-mon ...
- Court Rejects FCC Request To Postpone Net Neutrality Hearing
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 18, 2019
Arguments about the legality of the net neutrality repeal will move forwa ...
- California Privacy Law May Violate Constitution, Some Privacy Experts Contend
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 18, 2019
The new law "needs many substantial changes before it becomes a l ...
- Facebook Could Face Large Fine Over Cambridge Analytica
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 18, 2019
The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly discussed a "record-setting" fine for Facebo ...
- Senators Question FTC Over Shutdown's Impact On Facebook Probe
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 17, 2019
"The government shutdown could have profound effects on the FTC's investigation beyo ...
- Apple CEO And Privacy Groups Call For Limits On Data Collection
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 17, 2019
As federal lawmakers gear up to tackle online privacy, a host ...
- Google Urges Judge To Toss New Mexico AG's Suit Over Children's Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 16, 2019
"Google Play is merely a platform for the sale or distribution ...
- Sen. Rubio Unveils Privacy Proposal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 16, 2019
The proposed bill would task the FTC with crafting recommendations governing digit ...
- House Republicans Demand Answers On Location Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 16, 2019
"We are deeply troubled because it is not the first time ...
- Judge Nixes Citizenship Question On Census
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 15, 2019
The major ad industry groups opposed the decision to question people abo ...
- Ad Industry Asks California AG To 'Clarify' New Privacy Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 15, 2019
"Without more clarity, businesses may end up deleting or sharing more informati ...
- Tech Policy Group Urges Congress To Repeal And Replace Privacy Laws
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 14, 2019
A prominent think tank is calling on Congress to repeal existing sta ...
- FCC Chairman Refuses To Brief Congress On Carriers' Location Data Practices
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 14, 2019
"The FCC must take immediate action to ensure no wireless carrier ...
