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• Google Users Battle Company Over Alleged 'Assistant' Privacy Violations in Digital News Daily on 01/20/2020
  

  Google users are pressing a judge to allow them to proceed with claims that the company illegally records conversations that "occur within the sanctity of consumers' own homes," and discloses snippets to outside contractors.

• Google Chief Calls For Suspension Of Facial Recognition Technology in Digital News Daily on 01/20/2020
  

  "Facial recognition is fraught with risks," Sundar Pichai said Monday at a conference in Brussels.

• Washington Privacy Proposal Draws Praise From Some Advocates, Criticism From Advertisers in PolicyBlog on 01/16/2020
  

  A proposed privacy bill in Washington state is drawing praise from advocates for clarifying that consumers can opt out of ad targeting and profiling. But the ANA says the bill will increase fragmentation.

• Ad Industry Blasts Google's Cookie-Blocking Plan in Digital News Daily on 01/16/2020
  

  Google's decision to block cookies set by ad-tech companies could "choke off the economic oxygen from advertising that startups and emerging companies need to survive," the ANA and 4As say.

• Book Publishers Settle Copyright Battle With Audible Over Captioning Service in Digital News Daily on 01/15/2020
  

  Seven book publishers have settled a lawsuit with Amazon's Audible over a captioning service that could allow people to read along while listening to books, according to court papers filed this week.

• Facebook Prevails In Battle With Russian 'News' Agency in Digital News Daily on 01/15/2020
  

  In a victory for Facebook, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the Russian company "Federal Agency of News," which claimed its free speech rights were violated when it was taken down by the social networking platform.

• Android Apps Share Sensitive Data With Ad Tech Companies, Report Finds in Digital News Daily on 01/14/2020
  

  People who use popular Android apps are "pervasively tracked and profiled online and have no way of knowing which entities process their data and how to stop them," according to a new report by the Norwegian Consumer Counsel.

• FTC Urged To Investigate AdBlock Plus Whitelist in Digital News Daily on 01/14/2020
  

  Adblock Plus and other ad blockers that whitelist ads from paying companies engage in deceptive and unfair practices, Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) says in a letter to the FTC.

• Google To Restrict Cookies Set By Ad Networks in Digital News Daily on 01/14/2020
  

  Google's Chrome browser plans to limit tracking by ad networks and other third parties by requiring third-party cookies to be encrypted, the company said Tuesday.

• Washington State Lawmakers Propose Privacy Bill -- Again in Digital News Daily on 01/13/2020
  

  The Washington Privacy Act, introduced again on Monday, would allow state residents to opt out of targeted advertising.

Comments by Wendy All comments by Wendy

• Facebook Prevails In Battle With Russian 'News' Agency by Wendy Davis (Digital News Daily on 01/15/2020)
  

  Thank you for catching that! The dismissal order was "with prejudice." The sentence has been corrected.

• Sen. Markey Unveils Bill To Restore Net Neutrality by Wendy Davis (Digital News Daily on 03/06/2019)
  

  The article should have said the proposal drew the support of 52 Senators last year. Thanks for catching!

• ANA Cheers Supreme Court Order In Fight Over Cell Phone Radiation Warnings by Wendy Davis (Digital News Daily on 06/28/2018)
  

  @Cynthia Franklin -- The Supreme Court granted CTIA's petition, vacated the earlier ruling, and sent the case back to the appellate court for reconsideration. While today's order doesn't explicitly invalidate the Berkeley ordinance, the decision to remand for a new hearing leaves CTIA in a better position than before, because the group can now argue its case again -- and this time, can draw on this week's ruling involving the crisis pregnancy centers. The headline has been revised to reflect the ANA's reaction to the order.

• FCC Passes Broad Privacy Rules, Limits Behavioral Advertising By Broadband Providers by Wendy Davis (Daily Online Examiner on 10/27/2016)
  

  The rules are very broad, and go beyond a prohibition on selling data. While the FCC hasn't yet published the full regulations, a fact sheet released today specifies that opt-in consent is required before ISPs can "use" or "share" data about consumers' "sensitive" data -- which the FCC says includes Web browsing and app usage history.

• Rural Americans Less Likely To Use Email, Watch Online Video by Wendy Davis (PolicyBlog on 08/12/2016)
  

  Thanks for catching, Chuck. That sentence you flagged has been fixed to state that nearly four in 10 online urban residents use online video or voice conferencing. 

• Fox And 'Bergen Record' Settle Copyright Battle Over 9/11 Photo by Wendy Davis (Daily Online Examiner on 02/16/2016)
  

  Hi Chuck,Yes, I meant to say that the newspaper group sued Pirro. Thanks for catching! It's been fixed.,

• FTC Allowed To Sue Wyndham For Failing To Protect Users' Data by Wendy Davis (PolicyBlog on 04/07/2014)
  

  Thanks for catching Chuck. The sentence is now fixed.

• Facebook User Says Halal Ruling Isn't Kosher by Wendy Davis (PolicyBlog on 02/22/2013)
  

  Good suggestion, @edyson. Great point. We've updated the headline.

• School Sued For Reading Student's Private Facebook Messages by Wendy Davis (PolicyBlog on 07/23/2009)
  

  Dan, I think this type of official activity clearly has the potential to impact the advertising and media business. A demand by a school, or employer or the government to view consumers' Facebook pages could have a long-lasting impact on people’s inclination to use social media. And that would certainly affect companies that are currently attempting to use sites like Facebook to market to consumers.

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