WENDY DAVIS

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• Privacy Group Sides Against Scraper In Battle Over LinkedIn Users' Data in Digital News Daily on 10/20/2017
  

  "Personal data is central to this case even though users are not represented in this proceeding," the Electronic Privacy Information Center argues in a friend-of-the-court brief.

• Watchdog Tells AT&T To Revise Fiber Broadband Ads in Digital News Daily on 10/20/2017
  

  AT&T should make clear in fiber broadband ads that the service isn't yet available in many areas, a watchdog said in a decision issued this week.

• 'Honest Ads Act' Would Require Web Giants To Disclose Political Ads in PolicyBlog on 10/19/2017
  

  Large Silicon Valley companies that run political ads could face a host of new regulations, if a bipartisan bill unveiled Thursday becomes law.

• Antitrust Lawyer Joseph Simons Nominated To Head FTC in Digital News Daily on 10/19/2017
  

  Simons, a partner in the law firm Paul Weiss, has represented Mastercard, Microsoft, Time Warner and other corporate clients.

• Michigan Mulls New Restrictions On Muni-Broadband in Digital News Daily on 10/18/2017
  

  A Republican lawmaker in Michigan has introduced a bill that would hinder local towns from building their own broadband networks.

• Senators To Propose New Regulations For Political Ads Online in Digital News Daily on 10/18/2017
  

  Lawmakers plan to introduce a bill Thursday that would impose new requirements on online platforms that run political ads.

• Studios Sue Over-The-Top Company TickBox For Copyright Infringement in Digital News Daily on 10/17/2017
  

  "What TickBox actually sells is nothing less than illegal access to Plaintiffs' copyrighted content," Amazon, Netflix and a coalition of Hollywood studios allege in a new lawsuit.

• FTC Urged To Investigate Smartwatches For Kids in Digital News Daily on 10/18/2017
  

  A coalition of advocacy groups are urging the Federal Trade Commission to investigate whether smartwatches for children pose security and privacy risks.

• Trump Wants Judge To Throw Out Suit By Blocked Twitter Users in Digital News Daily on 10/17/2017
  

  Federal judges lack authority to order President Donald Trump to unblock people who criticize him on Twitter, the Department of Justice argues in new court papers.

• Supreme Court Turns Away Challenge To Google's Trademark in Digital News Daily on 10/16/2017
  

  The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal by two entrepreneurs who sought to invalidate Google's trademark on the grounds that people now use the company's name as a verb.

Comments by Wendy All comments by Wendy

• 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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