- Broadband Industry Urges Appeals Court To Block California Net Neutrality Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Lobbying groups for the cable and telecom industry say broadband is ...
- Android Ad Identifier Violates EU Privacy Law, Activist Claims
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 7, 2021
An Android device identifier used for ad targeting violates European privacy law ...
- Spotify Should Ditch 'Dangerous' Voice Recognition Technology, Watchdog Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 6, 2021
The digital rights group Access Now is asking Spotify to promise ...
- Bidstream Data Could Threaten National Security, Senators Warn
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Bidstream data "would be a goldmine for foreign intelligence services that cou ...
- Court Ends Battle Between Trump And Blocked Critics
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 5, 2021
The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Dept. of Justice's request ...
- Supreme Court Won't Revive Right-Wing Activists' Lawsuit Against Tech Platforms
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 5, 2021
In a defeat for right-wing activists Laura Loomer and Freedom Watch, t ...
- Instagram For Kids Raises 'Serious Concerns,' Lawmakers Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 5, 2021
"Children are a uniquely vulnerable population online, and images of kids a ...
- Google Presses Judge To Throw Out Larceny Claim In Chrome Privacy Battle
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 2, 2021
Google is asking a federal judge to reconsider her recent decision allowi ...
- Oklahoma Opt-In Privacy Bill Stalls
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 2, 2021
An Oklahoma privacy bill that would require companies to obtain consumers' explic ...
- Court Upholds FCC's Loosening Of Media Cross-Ownership Rules
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 1, 2021
"We conclude that the FCC's 2017 order was reasonable and reasonably explained ...
- Republicans Question Tech Companies Over Parler Takedowns
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 1, 2021
"The timing of steps taken against the Parler social network by yo ...
- Facebook Prevails In Robotexting Battle
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 1, 2021
Handing Facebook a victory, the Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously reversed ...
- Google Begins Testing Browser-Based Ad Targeting In U.S.
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Google this week began testing its controversial cookie-less tracking and targeting syste ...
- Biden Unveils Plan To Expand Broadband, Lift Restrictions On Municipal Networks
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 31, 2021
President Joe Biden has unveiled an infrastructure plan that includes $100 billi ...
- Texas AG Says Twitter Not Entitled To Stop Probe Of Editorial Policies
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 30, 2021
Twitter isn't entitled to a court order prohibiting Texas Attorney General K ...
- Google Play Apps Still Unlawfully Collect Children's Data, Advocates Tell FTC
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Google continues to mislead parents by representing that apps on the Pl ...
- Google Hit With Privacy Suit Over Real-Time Bidding
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 29, 2021
"Google actively sells and shares consumers' personal information with thousands of entitie ...
- BrandTotal 'Recklessly' Built Data-Harvesting Business, Facebook Tells Court
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 29, 2021
"BrandTotal developed, promoted, and distributed several browser extensions and mobile applications, a ...
- Texas Probe Of Twitter Violates First Amendment, Groups Tell Judge
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 26, 2021
"While one may disagree with how online platforms curate lawful content, the ...
- Google Veteran Launches Tech Policy Organization
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Sunday, March 28, 2021
The new association is backed by Amazon, Facebook, Google, Twitter, Uber a ...
- FTC Gears Up To Tackle 'Novel Harms Of The Digital Economy'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 25, 2021
Signaling a more aggressive approach to enforcement, the FTC on Thursday sa ...
- Lawmakers Ready Bill To Ban 'Surveillance Advertising'
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 25, 2021
"Your algorithms use unseemly amounts of data to keep users on yo ...
- Zuckerberg Proposes Congress Should Limit Web Companies' Legal Protections
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will suggest that Congress revamp Section 230 ...
- Attorneys General Urge Facebook And Twitter To Ban Anti-Vaxxers
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 24, 2021
Facebook and Twitter should more aggressively combat misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, ...
- Ad Industry Asks Florida Lawmakers To Reject Privacy Bill
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 24, 2021
A fast-advancing Florida privacy bill that would give consumers the right ...
- Supreme Court Lets Stand Anti-Facebook Ruling In Battle Over Tracking
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 23, 2021
The Supreme Court has rejected Facebook's request to intervene in a close ...
- Justice Department Sides With YouTube In Fight Over Section 230
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Siding with YouTube, the Biden administration is urging a federal judge ...
- Trumpian Social Network Could Spur Support For Section 230
Social Media Insider, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 23, 2021
Former President Donald Trump reportedly is plotting to return to social med ...
- Big Tech Critics Seek To Prohibit Facebook And Google From Microtargeting Ads
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 22, 2021
A broad coalition of advocacy groups and Big Tech critics are seeki ...
- Biden Taps Antitrust Maven Lina Khan For FTC
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 22, 2021
Khan, a professor at Columbia Law School, is among the most promine ...