WENDY DAVIS

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• Businesses Should Not Be Prosecuted For California Privacy Law Violations, ANA Says in Digital News Daily on 03/27/2020
  

  "Businesses should not be penalized under the CCPA for current conduct or activities when their attention is rightfully focused on the dire and important matter of managing the novel coronavirus," the ANA writes in new comments submitted to the California AG.

• Due To COVID-19, FTC Extends Comment Deadline For Endorsement Guidelines in Digital News Daily on 03/27/2020
  

  June 22 is the deadline for comments about questions like whether children can understand social media disclosures.

• New Mexico Children's Privacy Lawsuit Against Twitter, Other Tech Companies, Clears First Hurdle in Digital News Daily on 03/26/2020
  

  The lawsuit, brought by New Mexico AG Hector Balderas, alleges that mobile game developer Tiny Lab, together with Twitter and other tech companies, violated the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act.

• Facebook Asks Supreme Court To Turn Away Hamas Victims in PolicyBlog on 03/26/2020
  

  Numerous judges have "rejected efforts to hold online service providers liable for the allegedly harmful effects of third-party content," Facebook tells the Supreme Court.

• FCC Extends Deadline For Net Neutrality Comments in Digital News Daily on 03/25/2020
  

  Faced with the current COVID-19 outbreak, the FCC has agreed to extend the deadline for the public to weigh in on how the repeal of the Obama-era rules affects public safety,

• Watchdogs Want FTC To Demand Detailed Info About Children's Data in Digital News Daily on 03/26/2020
  

  "No federal entity has conducted a detailed and compulsory study of industry practice regarding contemporary children's data collection practices across the digital landscape or ed tech," the Center for Digital Democracy and Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood say.

• Tech Platforms Urged To Crack Down On COVID-19 Related Price Gouging in Digital News Daily on 03/25/2020
  

  "We believe you have an ethical obligation and duty to help your fellow citizens in this time of need by doing everything in your power to stop price gouging in real-time," 32 state attorneys general say in letters sent Wednesday to Amazon, Walmart, Craigslist, Facebook and eBay.

• Trump Must Face Claims He Retaliated Against Journalists in Digital News Daily on 03/24/2020
  

  President Trump must face claims that he violated the First Amendment by revoking or threatening to revoke some journalists' press credentials and national security clearances, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

• Google Seeks Dismissal Of Privacy Claims Over Search Query Transmissions in Digital News Daily on 03/24/2020
  

  "No individual plaintiff alleges that he or she -- or any other Google Search user -- was actually identified by any search term, let alone that any harm resulted," Google says in new court papers.

• Movie Industry, Newspapers Join Request To Postpone California Privacy Enforcement in Digital News Daily on 03/23/2020
  

  The MPAA and News Media Alliance have joined a growing roster of groups seeking to delay enforcement of the state's sweeping new privacy law due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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• New York Lawmaker Proposes Data Tax by Wendy Davis (Digital News Daily on 01/22/2020)
  

  As currently written, the proposed bill would impose a tax of 5% "on gross income upon every corporation which derives income from the data individuals of this state share with such corporations." 

• 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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