- Ad Industry Blasts Federal Opt-In Privacy Proposal
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 9, 2022
The proposed draft bill will "have huge negative implications on the who ...
- ANA Urges California Privacy Agency To Revamp Proposed Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 8, 2022
"The proposed draft rules consequently exceed the agency's authority by handing do ...
- Meta's 'Addictive' Design Harms Young Users, Lawsuits Claim
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Meta this week was hit with nine lawsuits claiming it designed Facebo ...
- California Agency Proposes Broad Privacy Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 7, 2022
California's privacy regulator has proposed new rules that appear to broaden resident ...
- Advertisers Seek To Revive Claims Against LinkedIn Over Inflated Metrics
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, June 7, 2022
LinkedIn charged two advertisers "for rampant non-genuine activity, which persisted on LinkedIn ...
- SCOTUS Asks Biden Administration To Weigh In On Facebook Fight With Spyware Company
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 6, 2022
The battle between Facebook and NSO Group stems from reports that t ...
- Texas AG Investigates Twitter Over Fake Accounts
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, June 6, 2022
Texas AG Ken Paxton on Monday said he was investigating whether Twitt ...
- EBay, Poshmark And Others Say Anti-Counterfeiting Bill 'Unworkable'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, June 2, 2022
A bill that aims to crack down on the sale of onli ...
- Lawmakers Float Opt-In Privacy Bill
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 3, 2022
Federal lawmakers on Friday floated legislation that would require companies to obta ...
- FTC To Revamp Digital Advertising Guidance
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 3, 2022
The Federal Trade Commission plans a "start-to-finish reboot" to its guidance f ...
- Google Will Be 'Tool For Extremists' In Post-Roe World, Groups Warn
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, June 3, 2022
Dozens of civil rights groups are urging Google to shed location da ...
- Google And Apple Urged To Ban Apps That Could Provide Evidence Against Abortion Seekers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 27, 2022
Lawmakers tell Google and Apple: "We are concerned that anti-abortion prosecutors a ...
- Google Fiber Should Revise Speed Boasts, Watchdog Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 31, 2022
A self-regulatory watchdog told Google Fiber to revise some ad boasts abo ...
- Anti-Vaxxer Urges Court To Revive Claims Against Twitter, Biden
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 26, 2022
Anti-vaccine activist Colleen Huber is asking a federal appellate court to revi ...
- Texas AG And Twitter Continue Feud Over Trump Ban
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 27, 2022
Twitter, Facebook and YouTube blocked Donald Trump's account in early January ...
- Ohio AG Can Proceed With Claim That Google Search Is A 'Common Carrier'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 25, 2022
An Ohio judge is allowing AG David Yost to proceed with ...
- FTC Fines Twitter $150 Million Over Ad-Targeting Snafu
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Twitter agreed to pay $150 million to settle allegations that it misl ...
- Florida Can't Enforce Social Media 'Censorship' Law, Appeals Court Confirms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 24, 2022
A federal appeals court has blocked the bulk of a Florida l ...
- Google Urged To Shed Data That Could Identify Women Seeking Abortions
Search & Performance Marketing Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 24, 2022
"Google cannot allow its online advertising-focused digital infrastructure to be weaponized again ...
- Study: Gaps In Apple's Rules Enable Privacy-Hobbling Workarounds
Mobile Insider, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 19, 2022
Apple's newest privacy settings are hardly foolproof, University of Oxford researchers s ...
- Snapchat Lenses Violate Illinois Biometric Privacy Law, Users Claim
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, May 16, 2022
Two Illinois residents allege in a new lawsuit that Snapchat is violati ...
- Spyware Company Presses Supreme Court To Intervene In Privacy Battle With Facebook
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, May 16, 2022
The Israeli company NSO Group on Monday pressed the Supreme Court ...
- FTC To Unveil Proposed Revisions To Endorsement Guides
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, May 13, 2022
The proposed updated guidance will address topics including fake reviews and t ...
- Tech Industry Asks Supreme Court To Block Texas Social Media Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Saturday, May 14, 2022
A Texas law that aims to regulate social media marks "an unprecedent ...
- Lawmakers Urge Social Platforms To Preserve Evidence Of Russian War Crimes
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 12, 2022
House Democrats say they are concerned automated removals can result in t ...
- New Bill Would Create Agency To Oversee Tech Platforms
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, May 12, 2022
"It's past time for a comprehensive approach to regulating digital platforms th ...
- Connecticut Governor Signs Sweeping Privacy Bill
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Connecticut has become the fifth state to enact a comprehensive privacy l ...
- Senate Confirms Privacy Expert Bedoya To FTC
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 11, 2022
Bedoya's confirmation gives the FTC a Democratic majority for the first ti ...
- Appeals Court Allows Texas To Enforce Social Media 'Censorship' Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, May 11, 2022
A federal appellate panel on Wednesday allowed Texas to enforce its soci ...
- NAI Raises Concerns About 'Dark Patterns,' Issues Best Practices Guide
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Dark patterns "involve obfuscation and a lack of clarity, with the likeliho ...