WENDY DAVIS

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• Supreme Court To Decide Whether Booking.com Can Trademark Name in Digital News Daily on 11/11/2019
  

  The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office rejected Booking.com's request for trademark on the grounds that the name was generic.

• LinkedIn Must Allow Scraping By HiQ, Court Confirms in Digital News Daily on 11/11/2019
  

  Unless the Supreme Court intervenes, LinkedIn must allow hiQ -- and potentially other analytics companies -- to scrape information about users, including material that users posted but directed LinkedIn to refrain from broadcasting.

• WeWork Hit With Privacy Lawsuit Over Facial Recognition in Digital News Daily on 11/08/2019
  

  WeWork was sued for allegedly violating an Illinois privacy law by compiling faceprint databases of workers who use the shared office space.

• Facebook Reportedly Mulls Curbs On Microtargeted Political Ads in Digital News Daily on 11/08/2019
  

  Facebook is considering limiting political campaigns' use of "microtargeting" tools, Nick Clegg, the company's head of global affairs, reportedly said this week.

• T-Mobile Acqusition Of Sprint Will Be 'Boon' For Consumers, Justice Department Says in Digital News Daily on 11/07/2019
  

  The Justice Department is pressing a federal judge to approve T-Mobile's proposed $26.5 billion acquisition of Sprint.

• Advocates Blast IAB Over 'Bad Faith' Interpretation Of California Privacy Law in PolicyBlog on 11/07/2019
  

  "We are disappointed that IAB appears to adopt contorted legal interpretations of the CCPA in order to avoid making any meaningful changes to the ad tech data sharing practices that were the fundamental motivation behind the law," Consumer Reports and other groups write.

• Facebook's $40 Million Settlement Over Video Metrics Moves Forward in Digital News Daily on 11/06/2019
  

  A federal judge has granted preliminary approval to a class-action settlement requiring Facebook to pay $40 million over allegations that it inflated video metrics by up to 900%.

• Facebook Hauled Into Court Over Cambridge Analytica By California AG in Digital News Daily on 11/06/2019
  

  "Facebook is not just continuing to drag its feet in response to the Attorney General's investigation, it is failing to comply with lawfully issued subpoenas," California's top law enforcement official said in court papers filed Wednesday.

• FTC Tells Influencers To Disclose Paid Endorsements -- Again in Digital News Daily on 11/05/2019
  

  The fact that the FTC is issuing a reminder suggests the agency views current influencer practices as problematic.

• Proposed Privacy Bill Would Give Consumers Broad Rights Over Data in Digital News Daily on 11/05/2019
  

  The proposed Online Privacy Act introduced by Reps. Anna Eshoo and Zoe Lofgren appears to give consumers broader rights than California's much-discussed new privacy law, set to take effect in January.

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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