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• FTC May Loosen Children's Privacy Rules in Digital News Daily on 09/23/2019
  

  An FTC official suggested the agency is considering changing children's privacy rules in ways that could empower YouTube to collect data from people who watch videos aimed at children. Andrew Smith, head of the FTC's Consumer Protection Bureau, said Monday at the annual conference of the National Advertising Division that the agency is "worried" that Google's YouTube will become a "desert of crap" if content creators can't monetize their material with behaviorally targeted ads.

• Google To Refine Privacy Settings For Voice Assistant in Digital News Daily on 09/23/2019
  

  Two months after it emerged that Google's voice assistant sent some users' private conversations to outside contractors, the company says it will change its privacy notifications to "highlight" its data-sharing policies.

• Facebook Suspends 'Tens Of Thousands' Of Apps Over Data Concerns in Digital News Daily on 09/22/2019
  

  Facebook said Friday it has suspended "tens of thousands" of apps as part of its investigation into potential privacy violations by developers.

• Ad Watchdog Says Cox Should Revise Ads For Broadband in Digital News Daily on 09/20/2019
  

  Cox Communications should stop boasting in ads that it "offers Gig speed everywhere" when it doesn't actually offer service throughout the country at speeds of 1 Gigabit per second, an industry watchdog has recommended.

• Facebook Sued For Terminating Marketing Platform's Access in Digital News Daily on 09/20/2019
  

  Marketing platform Stackla alleges its data access was shut down due to the erroneous perception that it was "scraping" users' data. Stackla, which curates user-generated content, says its business will be destroyed if its ability to access Facebook data isn't restored.

• IAB Tech Lab Fleshes Out Plan To Target People Without Cookies in PolicyBlog on 09/19/2019
  

  The IAB Tech Lab wants to move from a system that relies on cookies to one that relies on "identifiers" provided by browser developers.

• AT&T Asks Judge To Send Location Privacy Suit To Arbitration in Digital News Daily on 09/19/2019
  

  AT&T is asking a court to compel arbitration of privacy claims brought by the digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation.

• Companies Using Anti-Malware 'Seal' Mostly Scan Assets Before Campaigns Launch in Digital News Daily on 09/19/2019
  

  Most companies certified by the Trustworthy Accountability Group's anti-malware program scan campaign assets and landing pages for malicious activity before a campaign launches, the organization reports.

• Silicon Valley Launches Campaign To Quash State Privacy Laws in Digital News Daily on 09/18/2019
  

  The Internet Association's campaign is now running on radio and Twitter, and is expected to soon roll out on Facebook and YouTube.

• Walgreens Agrees To Settle Lawsuit Over Search Ad Restrictions in Digital News Daily on 09/18/2019
  

  The settlement will resolve allegations that Walgreens violated antitrust law by entering into an agreement with 1-800 Contacts to restrict search advertising.

Comments by Wendy All comments by Wendy

• 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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