- New Federal Privacy Bill Would Let Consumers Delete Their Data
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 13, 2020
Senator Jerry Moran has introduced a new privacy bill that would overri ...
- AT&T Suspends Home Broadband Data Caps After FCC Commissioner Calls For 'Aggressive Action'
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 12, 2020
The FCC's Jessica Rosenworcel is calling for "aggressive action" to expand broadba ...
- California AG Flip-Flops On Proposed Privacy Rules
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 12, 2020
The newest round of proposed regulations to the California Consumer Privacy A ...
- California Drops Challenge To T-Mobile Merger With Sprint
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
T-Mobile's proposed $26 billion acquisition of Sprint inched closer Wedneday, when California ...
- Facebook Says Location Privacy Lawsuit Too Vague, Seeks Dismissal
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 11, 2020
A class-action privacy complaint "fails to specify what, if any, location-related informati ...
- TAG Recertifies 125 Companies
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 12, 2020
The Trustworthy Accountability Group, which currently has around 600 members worldwide, offe ...
- FTC And FDA Warn Companies On Fake Coronavirus Cures
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 9, 2020
Warning letter recipients -- including televangelist Jim Bakker -- promote supposed coronavir ...
- Vermont Sues 'Immoral' Clearview Over Facial Recognition Database
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 10, 2020
"The state urges that the people of Vermont immediately be set fr ...
- Dating Company Match Group Backs Bill That Could Discourage Encryption
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Online dating company Match Group will tell lawmakers Wednesday it supports "EA ...
- Advertisers Press Judge To Approve Facebook Inflated Video Metrics Settlement
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 9, 2020
None of the video advertisers who were notified about Facebook's proposed $ ...
- LinkedIn Asks Supreme Court To Intervene In Battle Over Scraping
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 9, 2020
A recent federal appellate decision that requires LinkedIn to allow its si ...
- Tea Purveyor's Influencer Marketing Duped Consumers, FTC Says
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 6, 2020
Tea purveyor Teami duped consumers by failing to ensure its paid influence ...
- Facebook Questioned Over Misleading Census Ads
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, March 6, 2020
Facebook is facing questions from Senator Kamala Harris over its failure ...
- New Bill Would Regulate Online Content Aimed At Kids
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 5, 2020
The proposed Kids Internet Design and Safety Act would prohibit websites fr ...
- Tech Industry, Digital Rights Advocates Blast 'EARN It' Act
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, March 5, 2020
The EARN IT Act, introduced Thursday, could give tech companies an incenti ...
- Tulsi Gabbard Loses First Amendment Lawsuit Against Google
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 4, 2020
A federal judge has thrown out Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard's free-spee ...
- Amazon Questioned Over Coronavirus Price Gouging
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, March 4, 2020
"Internet-based retailers... have a particular responsibility to guard against price gouging ...
- Sen. Markey Blasts Clearview, Renews Demand For Information
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
"I am concerned that Clearview might be collecting and processing images ...
- Court Upholds Facebook Privacy Settlement Over Message Scanning
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, March 3, 2020
A federal appeals court has upheld a privacy settlement that requires Facebo ...
- Court Upholds Import Ban On Some Comcast Set-Top Boxes
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 2, 2020
In a defeat for Comcast, a federal appellate court Monday upheld ...
- Record Labels Ask Judge To Uphold $1 Billion Piracy Judgment Against Cox
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, March 2, 2020
"Time and time again, Cox made clear that it unreasonably prioritized collecti ...
- FCC Seeks To Fine Carriers $200 Million Over Location Privacy Lapses
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 28, 2020
"This FCC will not tolerate phone companies putting Americans' privacy at risk ...
- Viacom, Comscore To Settle Children's Privacy Lawsuit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 28, 2020
Comscore and Viacom have agreed to settle class-action complaints alleging they violat ...
- Trump Campaign Urges Judge To Throw Out Robo-Texting Lawsuit
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 27, 2020
Three Minnesota residents who are suing Trump's campaign over unwanted robotexts shou ...
- Facebook Sues Mobile Analytics Company OneAudience Over Data Mining
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 27, 2020
The mobile analytics company OneAudience improperly collected a host of data fr ...
- California Privacy Law Could Become More Business-Friendly, Watchdogs Say
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 27, 2020
New proposed regulations "are largely a step backwards for protecting consumers' privac ...
- Google Prevails In Battle With Prager Over 'Censored' Clips
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 26, 2020
A federal appellate court ruled that Google isn't bound by the Fir ...
- Clearview Data Breach Prompts Renewed Calls To Curb Facial Recognition
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Facial recognition company Clearview AI recently notified its clients that the company ...
- Firefox Starts Encrypting Domain Names
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
The move could help prevent broadband access providers like Comcast and AT& ...
- ANA Seeks To Postpone California Privacy Enforcement
Digital News Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, February 25, 2020
The ANA argues in its 18-page comments that companies will need ...