- Consumers Union Urges Opt-In Consent For Facial Recognition Tech
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, February 6, 2012
The ability to automatically connect faces to names has long captured t ...
- Google Can't Weigh In On 'Used' Digital Music Case
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 2, 2012
The battle between EMI's Capitol Records and "used" digital music store ReDi ...
- Megaupload Users Enlist EFF To Retrieve Files
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, February 3, 2012
When the federal authorities shut down Megaupload two weeks ago, millions ...
- Senate To Examine Verizon's Partnership With Cable Companies
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The head of the Senate antitrust subcommittee said Tuesday that he inten ...
- EFF Asks Court To Preserve Web Users' Anonymity In Copyright Case
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, February 2, 2012
In one of the more perplexing recent judicial decisions, a federal magistra ...
- Netflix-Backed Law Meets Opposition At Senate Hearing
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee expressed concern on Tuesday abo ...
- Microsoft Taps Into Privacy Angst To Lure Google Users
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Microsoft is making the most of the flap over Google's decision ...
- Markey Floats Mobile Privacy Bill
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 30, 2012
Mobile companies will have to obtain users' express consent before installing monitori ...
- BlueCava Touts Device Fingerprinting
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 31, 2012
The company BlueCava boasted this week that its technology, which relies ...
- Capitol Seeks Order Banning ReDigi From Selling 'Used' Tracks
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 27, 2012
EMI's Capitol Records has escalated its legal battle with the start-up ReDi ...
- Megaupload Users Might Lose Files Forever
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 30, 2012
The federal government's recent indictment of Megaupload executives for copyright infringement h ...
- Ron Paul Loses Round Against YouTube User
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 26, 2012
A federal judge has rejected a request by presidential candidate Ron Pa ...
- Facebook Brings Spam Case Against Alleged 'Clickjackers'
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 27, 2012
Facebook and Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna filed separate lawsuits this we ...
- AOL Sued For Posting Super Bowl Ad
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Renaissance Marketing Corporation, a Chicago company that says it licenses the 19 ...
- Lawmakers Question Google's New Privacy Policy
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 26, 2012
Google's privacy policy is raising eyebrows on Capitol Hill, where a bipartis ...
- FCC Fines Clear Channel For Online Contest
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The Federal Communications Commission has fined Clear Channel $22,000 for failing ...
- Millennials Drawn To SOPA News
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Almost one in four (23%) adults under 30 say that they follow ...
- Google To Create Detailed User Profiles
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Google sent shock waves through the Web this week with its announceme ...
- Supreme Court Decision Could Reset Web Privacy Expectations
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 24, 2012
In a landmark decision addressing privacy in the digital era, the Supre ...
- Google Revises Privacy Policy To Enable Tracking Across Platforms
Raw, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Google said Tuesday that it will revise its privacy policy to all ...
- Google Sued Over Defunct 'Tags' Program
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 20, 2012
Two North Carolina entrepreneurs have filed a potential class-action lawsuit against Goog ...
- TRUSTe Closes $15M Financing
Raw, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 23, 2012
Privacy compliance company TRUSTe has secured $15 million in venture financing ...
- Apple Argues Consumers Not Harmed By Alleged Privacy Violations
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 19, 2012
Apple is again urging a judge to dismiss a lawsuit by iPho ...
- Anti-Piracy Bills Shelved, For Now
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Friday, January 20, 2012
If nothing else, this week's protests against the Stop Online Piracy A ...
- Senators Back-Pedal On Piracy Bill
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Faced with a groundswell of protests, several high-profile lawmakers withdrew their suppo ...
- Feds Shut Down Megaupload For Copyright Infringement
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Thursday, January 19, 2012
One day after Internet companies mounted a massive protest against proposed anti-pira ...
- Google Joins SOPA Protests
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Unlike Wikipedia, Reddit and a host of other Web companies, Google won ...
- Tech Companies Rally Against Anti-Piracy Bills
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Web companies don't always do the best job of explaining their stan ...
- Anti-Piracy Bill Stalls In House
Online Media Daily, Wendy Davis - Monday, January 16, 2012
Faced with intense opposition by Web companies, Internet engineers and digital righ ...
- Judge's Puzzling Ruling: Web Users Can't Seek Anonymity Without First Disclosing Names
PolicyBlog, Wendy Davis - Tuesday, January 17, 2012
In a move that defies logic -- not to mention due proce ...