Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users The complaint said Google deceived people into thinking they could control what information they share. Mariella Moon Fri, Dec 29, 2023, AP Photo/Eric Risberg In 2020, Google was hit with a lawsuit that accused it of tracking Chrome users’ activities even … Continue reading Google agrees to settle $5 billion lawsuit accusing it of tracking Incognito users
By Issie Lapowsky September 29, 2023 The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear two cases that stand to have sweeping consequences on First Amendment rights of online platforms and their ability to moderate content. The cases—NetChoice v. Paxton and Moody v. NetChoice—challenge the constitutionality of two separate laws passed in Florida and Texas, … Continue reading The Supreme Court agrees to hear content moderation cases that could reshape social media
Second time company has settled a federal lawsuit about advertising bias. Constantine von Hoffman on June 22, 2022 Facebook’s parent company Meta will revamp its targeted advertising system following accusations it allowed landlords to run discriminatory ads. This is part of a sweeping settlement to a Fair Housing Act lawsuit announced Tuesday by the U.S. … Continue reading Facebook agrees to revamp adtech over discrimination charges
The ruling by Belgium’s APD for GDPR violations also included a 250,000 euro fine. Chris Wood on February 3, 2022 This week, Belgium’s data protection authority, APD, fined IAB Europe 250,000 euros for GDPR-related complaints against its standardized Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF), which is used by publishers and advertisers in the EU. The complaints, … Continue reading IAB Europe agrees to change Transparency and Consent Framework for EU ad industry
Michael Heller — February 28, 2018 — February 28, 2018 mcmurryjulie / Pixabay Yellow Light Of Performance Let’s face it, at some point we all have had that moment of panic at a stop light. We see a yellow appear and spend the next few seconds choosing to slow down and stop or speed up … Continue reading Everyone Agrees – Performance Reviews Are the Worst!
