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• Equifax Fined Up To $700 Million For 'Basic Security Failures' in Digital News Daily on 07/22/2019
  

  The credit bureau Equifax will pay up to $700 million to settle federal and state charges stemming from a 2017 security breach that exposed personal data of almost 150 million people.

• Google Agrees To $13 Million Wi-Spy Settlement in Digital News Daily on 07/22/2019
  

  The proposed agreement calls for the company to make donations to eight nonprofits and destroy some of the data collected 10 years ago by its Street View cars.

• FTC Reportedly Poised To Fine YouTube Over Children's Privacy Violations in Digital News Daily on 07/21/2019
  

  The Federal Trade Commission has reportedly voted to fine Google millions of dollars over allegations that YouTube illegally collected personal data from children.

• Advocates Press For Role Crafting Privacy Laws in Digital News Daily on 07/19/2019
  

  "We can no longer let industry groups and ineffective agencies decide how much privacy Americans may have," the Electronic Privacy Information Center, Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Action and eight other organizations say in a letter sent Friday to Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee).

• Amazon Warns New Court Ruling Will 'Alter Vast Swaths Of Commerce' in Digital News Daily on 07/19/2019
  

  Amazon is asking a federal appellate court to reconsider its recent decision that the company may be liable for shoddy products sold through its marketplace.

• FaceApp's Broad Privacy Policy Draws Scrutiny in PolicyBlog on 07/18/2019
  

  Like many apps, FaceApp asks users for access to more information than it seemingly needs.

• Google Sued Over 'Voiceprint' Collection in Digital News Daily on 07/18/2019
  

  "Google is a purveyor of a multitude of services available for the price of zero dollars and all of your privacy," reads a class-action complaint filed in Cook County, Illinois.

• FTC To Review Children's Privacy Rules in Digital News Daily on 07/17/2019
  

  The new review is taking place only six years after the last major overhaul of the rules.

• AT&T Hit With New Privacy Suit Over Location Data in Digital News Daily on 07/17/2019
  

  "AT&T has been selling its customers' real-time location data to credit agencies, bail bondsmen, and countless other third parties without the required customer consent and without any legal authority," the Electronic Frontier Foundation alleges.

• Luxottica Agrees To $5.9 Million Settlement Over Search Ad Restrictions in Digital News Daily on 07/16/2019
  

  Luxottica and 13 other contact lens retailers allegedly agreed to restrict keyword advertising on search engines in response to legal threats by 1-800 Contacts.

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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