- FCC Refuses Cities' Request For Time To Weigh In On Net Neutrality Repeal
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 23, 2020
"We remain in the thick of responding to the current public heal ...
- Video Chat App Houseparty Hit With Privacy Lawsuit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Houseparty is being sued for allegedly sharing data about users' devices wi ...
- California Residents Sue Amazon For Alleged Price Gouging
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 22, 2020
Classic action complaint: "As the COVID-19 crisis has escalated, so too ha ...
- Google To Require All Advertisers To Verify Identities
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 23, 2020
"This change will make it easier for people to understand who t ...
- Online Retailer Fashion Nova Settles With FTC Over Refunds, Shipping Delays
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
The online clothing retailer Fashion Nova has agreed to pay $9.3 milli ...
- Google-Apple Contact Tracing Plan Poses 'Alarming' Privacy Risk, Sen. Hawley Warns
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 21, 2020
"Your materials state that the data necessary for this project will ...
- COVID-19 Crisis Shows Need For Net Neutrality Rules, Advocates Say
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 20, 2020
"Even if not traditionally thought of as a matter of public safet ...
- Supreme Court To Hear Appeal Over Scope Of Anti-Hacking Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 20, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a battle ov ...
- Rhode Island Seeks To Revive Battle With Google
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 17, 2020
The state of Rhode Island is asking a federal appellate court ...
- TAG Allies With China Advertising Association
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 17, 2020
The Chinese organization will promote TAG's certification programs -- including its anti-fra ...
- Twitter Loses Fight Over National Security Surveillance Requests
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Sunday, April 19, 2020
Siding against Twitter, a federal judge has rejected the company's effort ...
- Android Users Battling Google Can't Seek Intervention By Appeals Court
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 16, 2020
A group of Android users have lost another round in a priva ...
- Michigan Should Revoke Restrictions On Ads By Big-Box Retailers, Industry Argues
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 16, 2020
Six ad industry groups, including the IAB and 4As, are now aski ...
- Mashable Prevails In Battle Over Instagram Photo
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Handing Mashable a victory, a federal judge in New York has dismiss ...
- Watchdogs Seek New Privacy Protections For Students
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 16, 2020
The current, pandemic-fueled shift from physical classrooms to distance learning poses ...
- Privacy Group Urges Supreme Court To Intervene In LinkedIn Scraping Battle
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 14, 2020
LinkedIn should be allowed to block outside companies like hiQ analytics fr ...
- Michigan Governor Urged To Lift Non-Essential Ad Restrictions
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 14, 2020
The Association of National Advertisers is urging Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer ...
- Brand Safety Institute Names BabyCenter Veteran 'Officer In Residence'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 15, 2020
Former BabyCenter programmatic executive Christine Desrosiers will help the Brand Safety Institu ...
- Broadband Industry Presses Judge To Scrap Maine Privacy Law
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 13, 2020
"The statute violates the First Amendment," four lobbying groups tell a feder ...
- Facebook, LinkedIn Sued For Allegedly 'Eavesdropping' On Zoom Users
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 13, 2020
A California resident has sued Facebook and LinkedIn for allegedly violating Zo ...
- Judge Refuses To Send Alexa Privacy Battle To Arbitration
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 10, 2020
Siding against Amazon, a federal judge has rejected the company's request ...
- Activist Wants Appeals Court To Scrap Google 'Street View' Privacy Settlement
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, April 10, 2020
A musician who opposed Google's privacy settlement over data collection by "Stre ...
- Court Revives Claims Privacy Claims Over Facebook's 'Like' Button
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 9, 2020
Siding against Facebook, a federal appellate panel has revived a lawsuit claimi ...
- Facebook Sues Software Developer For Allegedly Circumventing Ad Review Filters
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 9, 2020
Facebook has sued the founder of LeadCloak for allegedly enabling advertisers ...
- IAB Touts Ad Targeting In Fight Against COVID-19
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, April 9, 2020
"Through news and digital advertising mediums, the advertising industry has provided gre ...
- FTC Urged To Scrutinize Video Conferencing Platforms, Issue Guidance
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 8, 2020
"As Americans' reliance on online conferencing grows, individuals are increasingly vulnerable ...
- Lawsuit Seeks Injunction Requiring Clearview To Destroy Data
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, April 8, 2020
An Illinois resident who sued Clearview AI in January is now aski ...
- Google Questioned By Senators Over COVID-19 Reports
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 7, 2020
"No one should fear that their phone is monitoring their every step ...
- Zoom Hit With New Lawsuit Over Privacy, Encryption, Zoombombing
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, April 7, 2020
"Zoom consistently violates its duty to implement and maintain reasonable security practice ...
- FTC Urged To Investigate Zoom Over Privacy
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, April 6, 2020
"Each day that passes presents a new report of a previously undisclos ...