- Privacy Case Against Shutterfly Withdrawn
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 10, 2019
The move brings an end to a 2016 complaint accusing Shutterfly ...
- House Votes To Reinstate Net Neutrality
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 10, 2019
The Save the Internet Act will now move to the GOP-controlled Senat ...
- Proposed Law Targets 'Unfair' Algorithms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 10, 2019
The Algorithmic Accountability Act would require companies to study whether their algorith ...
- Yahoo Agrees To $117 Million Settlement Over Data Breaches
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 9, 2019
The deal comes three months after a federal judge rejected an earli ...
- FTC Urged To Scrutinize Google, Facebook, Other Platforms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 9, 2019
"We urge the FTC to use its existing authority to protect t ...
- Colorado Lawmakers Pass Net Neutrality Bill
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 8, 2019
If signed, Colorado's net neutrality bill would require broadband providers that acce ...
- Ad Industry Launches New Group To Lobby Congress Over Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 8, 2019
Privacy for America says it plans to advocate for a federal priva ...
- FTC Seeks Funds To Boost Privacy Enforcement
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 5, 2019
The agency currently employees 40 full-time staff devoted to privacy and da ...
- Advertiser Seeks To Revive Suit Against Google Over Alleged Click Fraud
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 5, 2019
A Google pay-per-click advertiser is asking a federal appellate court to revi ...
- FTC Settles With Snack Box Sender Over Online Reviews
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 4, 2019
"People should be able to trust that good customer reviews aren't t ...
- Facebook Delivers Ads Based On Race And Gender Stereotypes, Researchers Say
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 4, 2019
Facebook's ad-delivery system sends ads to particular individuals based on whether t ...
- IAB Europe Hit With GDPR Complaint By Privacy Advocate
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 3, 2019
"Consent walls are prohibited by the GDPR," attorneys for Johnny Ryan, chi ...
- Democrats Question FCC About 'Serious Inaccuracies' In Broadband Report
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 3, 2019
"Given the importance of the report to policies pursued by the Commissio ...
- YouTube Defeats Lawsuit Over Children's Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 2, 2019
A federal judge has dismissed a class-action complaint alleging that YouTube violat ...
- FTC Warns Jewelry Sellers Over Social Media Ads
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 2, 2019
"Several Instagram and Twitter advertisements depict or reference diamond jewelry without clear ...
- Proposed Change To California Privacy Law Would Encourage 'Frivolous' Suits, Ad Groups Argue
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 2, 2019
The ad industry is urging a California lawmaker to retreat from h ...
- Bose Can't Shake Lawsuit Over Data Sharing
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 1, 2019
An Illinois resident can proceed with a class-action complaint alleging that Bo ...
- Uber, Nielsen And Others Urge Supreme Court To Nix Citizenship Question
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 1, 2019
"All available evidence confirms that the citizenship question will impair the accura ...
- FTC Unable To Enforce Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 1, 2019
The FTC isn't legally empowered to enforce the former net neutrality rule ...
- HUD Investigating Google And Twitter Ad Platforms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 29, 2019
Facebook isn't the only tech company facing governmental scrutiny over potentially illeg ...
- Advertisers Press Claims Against Facebook Over 'Potential Reach' Metrics
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 29, 2019
Facebook has inflated its "core metric," a group of advertisers says ...
- HUD Sues Facebook Over Targeted Housing Ads
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 28, 2019
The charges come one week after Facebook agreed to settle civil righ ...
- Grindr Prevails In Battle Over Online Harassment
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 28, 2019
Dating app Grindr isn't responsible for activity by its users, a feder ...
- Carriers Urge FCC To Let Stand Ruling That Allows Text Blocking
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 27, 2019
The ruling, approved 3-1, exempts text messaging from common carrier rules. ...
- Facebook, Google And Apple Seek Dismissal Of Lawsuit Over Location Tracking
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 27, 2019
"Apple never represented that it could prevent Facebook from collecting location da ...
- Broadband Provider Charter Sued By Record Labels Over Piracy By Users
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 26, 2019
"Charter deliberately turned a blind eye to its subscribers' infringement," a coaliti ...
- FTC Launches Broadband Privacy Investigation
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 26, 2019
The FTC has ordered AT&T, Comcast, Google Fiber, T-Mobile and Verizon ...
- Judges Consider Whether Trump Can Block Twitter Critics
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 26, 2019
President Trump doesn't violate the First Amendment when he blocks critics ...
- Google's $11 Million AdSense Settlement Gains Final Approval
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 25, 2019
The deal calls for Google to pay $8 million to publishers th ...
- Supreme Court Clears Way For Data Breach Suit Against Zappos
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 25, 2019
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Zappos's request to review a low ...