WENDY DAVIS
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- Mobile Gaming Platform Skillz Defeats Shareholder Suit Over Disclosures in
MediaDailyNews on
04/17/2024
A federal appeals court has sided with mobile gaming platform Skillz in a dispute over whether it misled investors by allegedly failing to disclose information about potential weaknesses.
- Lawmakers Express Support For Bill That Could Outlaw Behavioral Targeting in
MediaDailyNews on
04/17/2024
Bipartisan leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday voiced support for privacy legislation that could potentially ban online behavioral advertising.
- Privacy Watchdogs Urge Congress To Pass Data Broker Opt-Out Bill in
MediaDailyNews on
04/17/2024
Advocacy organizations are urging federal lawmakers to pass a bill that would enable people to easily request the removal of personal information that was collected by data brokers.
- Ad Industry, Cable Lobby And Consumer Advocates Criticize New Privacy Bill in
MediaDailyNews on
04/16/2024
"The bill could significantly limit the ability of advertisers in every Congressional District (businesses, nonprofits, political campaigns, and the government alike) to reach their customers at the most relevant time and with the most relevant message with targeted advertising," the ANA and 4As tell lawmakers.
- FTC Bans Cerebral From Harnessing Users' Health Data For Advertising in
MediaDailyNews on
04/15/2024
Cerebral allegedly used third-party tracking tools to collect data about existing patients' activity on its websites and apps, then drew on that information to advertise to those people.
- Google Faces New Battles Over 'Incognito' Tracking in
MediaDailyNews on
04/15/2024
"Notwithstanding consumers' best efforts, to keep their activities on the internet private, Google has made itself an unaccountable trove of information so detailed and expansive that George Orwell could never have dreamed it," users allege in new lawsuits.
- FTC Bans Data Broker From Selling 'Sensitive' Locations, Rejects Tougher Terms in
MediaDailyNews on
04/12/2024
The Federal Trade Commission said Friday it has finalized a settlement order that prohibits the data broker Outlogic from selling certain location data.
- Nebraska Passes Opt-Out Privacy Bill in
MediaDailyNews on
04/12/2024
Lawmakers in Nebraska have passed a privacy bill that would require companies to allow state residents to opt out of common forms of online ad targeting.
- Controversial Kids Online Safety Bill Introduced In House in
MediaDailyNews on
04/10/2024
The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a hearing on April 17 on the teen safety bill and other proposed laws affecting online media -- including the newly introduced American Privacy Rights Act.
- Movie Industry To Renew Push For Bill Targeting Piracy Sites in
MediaDailyNews on
04/10/2024
The Motion Picture Association plans to work with Congress to enact "site-blocking" legislation that could prevent people from accessing websites suspected of hosting pirated content.
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- Bill That Would Outlaw Behavioral Advertising Advances To House Floor
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
07/20/2022)
Here's the most recent version of the bill: https://docs.house.gov/meetings/IF/IF00/20220720/115041/BILLS-117-8152-P000034-Amdt-1.pdf
- Court Sides With Devin Nunes -- Again -- In Battle Over Journalist's Tweet
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Wendy Davis
(Red, White & Blog on
11/23/2021)
Thanks for catching that. It's been fixed
- Bill Seeks To Strip Websites Of Protections For False COVID-19 Information Posted By Users
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Wendy Davis
(PolicyBlog on
07/22/2021)
The piece mentions that Biden later softened his remarks about Facebook
- FCC Chairman Pai To Exit In January
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Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
11/30/2020)
Are you confident the Senate will approve Biden's FCC pick?
- House Republicans Want Tech CEOs To Testify About 'Censorship' Policies
by
Wendy Davis
(Digital News Daily on
10/20/2020)
Here's what Biden campaign spokesperson Andrew Bates told The New York Times: “We have reviewed Joe Biden’s official schedules from the time and no meeting, as alleged by the New York Post, ever took place.”
- New York Lawmaker Proposes Data Tax
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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
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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
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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.
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