- Web User Asks Supreme Court To Turn Away Spokeo
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, August 7, 2014
A Virginia resident who is suing online data company Spokeo says there ...
- Foursquare's New App Follows Users Wherever They Go
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Foursquare has revamped its app in a way that seems all b ...
- FTC Flags Problems With Mobile Shopping Apps' Disclosures
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 4, 2014
Mobile shopping apps often fail to inform consumers about how their person ...
- Yahoo Opposes Consumer's Bid To Revive Lawsuit Over SMS Messages
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Yahoo didn't run afoul of an anti-spam law by allegedly sending thousan ...
- Advocates, IAB Weigh In On Privacy 'Bill Of Rights'
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, August 5, 2014
A coalition of advocacy groups are reiterating their call for a priva ...
- Digital Rights Group Backs Yelp In Unmasking Battle
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, August 4, 2014
People who post anonymous reviews are entitled to the same protections ...
- Court Nixes Aereo Request For 'Emergency' Authorization To Resume Service
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 1, 2014
A federal judge on Friday refused to consider streaming video company Aereo ...
- Consumers Regain Right To Unlock Cell Phones
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, August 1, 2014
President Barack Obama today signed a bill restoring consumers' right to "unloc ...
- Web Companies Back Vimeo In Fight With Record Labels
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 31, 2014
Google, Facebook and Twitter are among a host of tech companies th ...
- Watchdogs Prod FTC To Intervene In Google Privacy Settlement
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 31, 2014
Some watchdogs are trying to convince the Federal Trade Commission to interve ...
- Appeals Court Agrees To Hear Wyndham's Challenge To FTC
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 30, 2014
A federal appeals court has agreed to decide whether the Federal Tra ...
- FCC Chair Blasts Verizon For Plan To Throttle Some Users
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler isn't happy with Verizon's plan ...
- Privacy Coalition Urges FTC To Block Facebook's Behavioral-Advertising Plan
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 29, 2014
The TransAtlantic Consumer Dialogue argues that Facebook's new initiative marks a departu ...
- Broadcasters Oppose Aereo's Bid To Restart DVR Service
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 29, 2014
Aereo suspended its online streaming service days after the Supreme Court rul ...
- Consumers Urge Court To Approve Google $8.5 Million 'Referrer Header' Settlement
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 28, 2014
A group of consumers is asking a federal judge to grant fin ...
- OkCupid Admits Lying To Users About Matches
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 28, 2014
In a surprising admission, dating site OkCupid acknowledged today that it h ...
- News Organizations Push To Access Records In Gmail Privacy Battle
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 25, 2014
The New York Times Company, Atlantic Media, Forbes and a host ...
- FilmOn Fined $90,000 For Contempt
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 25, 2014
A federal judge in Manhattan held FilmOn in contempt and fined ...
- Verizon Wireless To Slow Down Some 4G Subscribers
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 25, 2014
Verizon Wireless said today that it intends to start throttling some ...
- Copyright Office Won't Process FilmOn's Cable-License Application
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 24, 2014
FilmOn's effort to obtain a compulsory license to transmit television programs ...
- State Lawmakers Bash FCC Plan To End Muni-Broadband Restrictions
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 24, 2014
An organization representing state lawmakers is protesting Federal Communication Commission Chairman T ...
- Parent Can Proceed With Lawsuit Against Google For In-App Purchases
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 23, 2014
A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing Google ...
- Aereo Asks 10th Circuit To Lift Injunction, Says DVR Service Legal
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Aereo might have been shot down by the Supreme Court, but t ...
- FilmOn Likely In Contempt, Judge Says
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 22, 2014
A federal judge in Manhattan said on Tuesday that she's likely ...
- Google Can't Shake App Privacy Suit
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, July 22, 2014
Back in March of 2012, Google made international headlines with its controversi ...
- Broadcasters Seek To Hold FilmOn In Contempt Over New Streaming Service
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 21, 2014
Several days after the Supreme Court ruled that Aereo infringed copyright ...
- EFF Says Its Anti-Tracking Tool Blocks New Form Of Digital Fingerprinting
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, July 21, 2014
The digital rights organization Electronic Frontier Foundation today unveiled a beta versi ...
- Streaming Video Company FilmOn X Seeks Cable License
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 18, 2014
Online video startup FilmOn X is now arguing that it's entitled ...
- Microsoft: FCC's Fast-Lane Proposal Could Lead To Billion-Dollar Losses For Business
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, July 18, 2014
Weighing in against the Federal Communications Commission's proposed broadband regulations, Microsoft ...
- Copyright Office Sides Against Aereo, Refuses To Process License Application
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, July 17, 2014
Aereo's bid to be considered a cable system met with a chil ...