WENDY DAVIS

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• Supreme Court Expands Digital Privacy Rights, Requires Warrants For Cell Location Records in Digital News Daily on 06/24/2018
  

  In a decision cheered by privacy advocates, the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Friday that the police generally must obtain a warrant before acquiring cell tower records that reveal people's locations over time. The digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation called the ruling a "major victory."

• Appeals Court Sides Against Charter In False Advertising Suit in Digital News Daily on 06/21/2018
  

  A New York appeals court ruled Thursday that the state attorney general can pursue claims that the company's broadband ads duped consumers.

• Net Neutrality Bill Suffers Setback In California in PolicyBlog on 06/21/2018
  

  Broadband providers in California appear to have succeeded in their effort to defang what would have been the toughest net neutrality bill in the country.

• States Can Force Online Retailers To Collect Sales Tax, Supreme Court Rules in Digital News Daily on 06/21/2018
  

  "The Internet's prevalence and power have changed the dynamics of the national economy," Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote.

• Twitter, comScore Sued For Allegedly Tracking Kids Who Use Disney Apps in Digital News Daily on 06/20/2018
  

  A group of parents who are suing Disney over alleged privacy violations have expanded their case by adding Twitter's MoPub and comScore as defendants.

• FTC To Rethink Approach To Big Tech in Digital News Daily on 06/20/2018
  

  The Federal Trade Commission plans to hold wide-ranging hearings across the country to examine whether to revise its approach to enforcement in light of new technologies and business practices.

• Facebook Users Ask Court To Revive Suit Over Tracking in Digital News Daily on 06/19/2018
  

  "Facebook was caught tracking its subscribers' most intimate web-browsing," four users argue in papers filed with the 9th Circuit.

• DoubleVerify Draws Support From Hollywood, News Organizations in Digital News Daily on 06/19/2018
  

  "In today's complicated media environment, information that aids businesses in engaging in socially and fiscally responsible advertising decisions is vital," the MPAA and other groups argue.

• Supreme Court To Rule On iPhone App Fees in Digital News Daily on 06/18/2018
  

  The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Apple must face a lawsuit by consumers who allege that the App Store's pricing model violates antitrust laws.

• Google Likely To Resolve WiFi Snooping Case With Nonprofit Donations in Digital News Daily on 06/18/2018
  

  The settlement, If accepted by Breyer, will resolve an 8-year-old battle stemming from revelations that the Google's Street View cars collected a host of data -- including URLs, passwords and emails -- sent over unencrypted WiFi networks.

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• 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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