By Alex Pasternack September 08, 2022 Who gets to know where you are? The question is at the heart of a new lawsuit by the US Federal Trade Commission against a little-known Idaho-based ad tech company, Kochava, which regulators accuse of unfairly selling the timestamped location information of millions of Americans. But before government … Continue reading A showdown between an ad tech firm and the FTC will test the limits of U.S. privacy law
Self-Regulatory Group Raises Concerns Over FTC’s Privacy Initiative by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, September 7, 2022 The self-regulatory organization Network Advertising Initiative is raising concerns that the Federal Trade Commission’s recent move toward regulating data collection may reflect a bias against targeted advertising. “The FTC should commit to a process that explores and documents the benefits … Continue reading Self-Regulatory Group Raises Concerns Over FTC’s Privacy Initiative
Trump’s Truth Social reportedly lost two critical executives The departures came shortly after the app’s iOS launch. I. Bonifacic @igorbonifacic Dado Ruvic / reuters Former President Donald Trump’s Truth Social may have lost its best chance at success. According to Reuters, two executives seen as critical to the platform’s success, chief technology officer Josh … Continue reading Following Mar-a-Lago raid, lawmakers want information from platforms on threats against law enforcement
Ad Industry Prepares To Fight Potential FTC Privacy Rules by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, August 11, 2022 Almost one year ago, the watchdog Accountable Tech urged the Federal Trade Commission to issue rules that could outlaw “surveillance advertising,” loosely defined as serving ads to people based on their activities across websites and apps. On … Continue reading Ad Industry Prepares To Fight Potential FTC Privacy Rules
FEC Gives Google Green Light To Let Political Campaigns Evade Gmail Spam Filters by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, August 12, 2022 A four-to-one vote by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) approved an advisory opinion on Google’s proposed pilot program for the 2022 elections that would keep campaign emails out of users’ spam folders. More than 1.5 … Continue reading FEC Gives Google Green Light To Let Political Campaigns Evade Gmail Spam Filters
New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas It’s now up to Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the legislation. M. Moon @mariella_moon June 4th, 2022 Michael M. Santiago via Getty Images The New York State Assembly has passed a bill that aims to limit productivity quotas in warehouses shortly after it was approved by … Continue reading New York lawmakers pass bill limiting warehouse productivity quotas
Federal judge rules that California can enforce its net neutrality law The judge refused to impose an injunction against the law at the request of trade groups. S. Shah @eightiethmnt February 24th, 2021 Jonathan Alcorn / reuters A federal judge has ruled that California can enact its net neutrality law, paving the way for the … Continue reading ISPs end fight against California net neutrality law
IAB Tech Lab Updates Ads.txt To Help Buyers Determine Owner, Manager Of Inventory by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, April 13, 2022 Digital advertising standards body IAB Tech Lab announced an update Wednesday to the ads.txt specification. The update, open for public comment through May 31, 2022, includes two new items for publishers. The values — ownerdomain … Continue reading IAB Tech Lab Updates Ads.txt To Help Buyers Determine Owner, Manager Of Inventory
FTC Urged To Crack Down On ‘Location Data’ Industry by Wendy Davis @wendyndavis, April 12, 2022 Companies that participate in the collection and sale of location data often deceive consumers by using confusing language to describe their practices, burying disclosures in lengthy privacy policies, or representing that location information is “anonymous,” advocates say in a … Continue reading FTC Urged To Crack Down On ‘Location Data’ Industry
Waiting For FDA Guidelines On CBD Marketing? What You Can Do Now by Kim Lawton , April 6, 2022 The Food and Drug Administration has yet to clarify marketing guidelines for CBD products, but that’s not stopping regulators from cracking down on companies that advertise carelessly. The Federal Trade Commission took sweeping action against a group … Continue reading Waiting For FDA Guidelines On CBD Marketing? What You Can Do Now
