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6/25/2009 The Political Ad Practice Insiders Want to Keep Secret ClickZ Kate Kaye Depending on your political persuasion and certain other factors, in the future, your presence in the area of a candidate's political rally might result in the delivery of an ad to your mobile phone encouraging you to attend. 
6/25/2009 Web Privacy Efforts Targeted Wall Street Journal   Advertising groups will announce new self-regulatory guidelines for online marketing in the coming weeks.
6/23/2009 FTC: BT Privacy Strategies 'Not Working' Online Daily Examiner Wendy Davis Two Federal Trade Commission (FTC) officials discussed online advertising practices at an American Bar Association conference recently.
6/22/2009 Cable venture suspends first ads, citing technical issues News Day Associated Press Canoe Ventures has suspended plans to begin trialing its targeting advertising product, citing technical concerns. 
6/19/2009 Lawmakers Blast Internet Data Collection Wall Street Journal Amy Schatz At a joint hearing, legislators from House Energy and Commerce subcommittees pressed Internet companies on their behavioral targeting practices.
6/18/2009 Internet Marketing: Is Regulation Coming? Business Week Douglas MacMillan A BusinessWeek report explores the Congress hearing on Web companies' behavioral targeting practices and touches on the results of a university study showing the pervasiveness of behavioral targeting tools. 
6/16/2009 Congress to Griill Web Companies Thursday Daily Online Examiner Wendy Davis The House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet and the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection will hold a joint hearing to discuss cookies-based behavioral advertising.
6/15/2009 Hunch wants you to give it some ideas Los Angeles Times David Sarno A New York company, Hunch.com, will tailor answers to consumer-generated questions using user-supplied and microdemographic data.
6/10/2009 Internet Ad Group: Pols should be careful with privacy rules PC World Grant Gross The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) wants lawmakers to consider the scope of the Internet economy when considering tighter restrictions on certain online advertising practices.
6/3/2009 Microsoft, Google Cautiously  Endorse Privacy Bill InternetNews.com Kenneth Corbin During a panel discussion about online advertisers' behavioral targeting practices at the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference in Washington, DC , top lawyers for two behavioral advertisers expressed their support for privacy legislation and more industry self-regulation.
6/3/2009 Opting out of Targeted Ads Too Hard, Privacy Advocates Say PC World Grant Gross That opting-out of targeted advertising is difficult was a point panelists and audience members agreed upon during a discussion on behavioral targeting at the Computers, Freedom and Privacy conference in Washington, DC. 
6/2/2009 White House Aide Warns Online Advertisers To Be Monitored Wall Street Journal   A senior aide to President Barack Obama said that the administration will keep a close watch on the practices of online advertisers.
5/21/2009 NebuAd Defense Does Way More Than Rest Online Media Daily Wendy Davis Last week, behavioral targeting company NebuAd filed liquidation papers in a California court. This week, defense attorneys for the company asked a San Francisco federal court to withdraw them as counsel in a privacy lawsuit against NebuAd.
5/20/2009 Can WPP Demystify Behavioral Targeting? The Daily Online Examiner Wendy Davis The Future of Privacy Forum (FPF) has embarked on research to find effective ways to communicate with Web users about online behavioral advertising practices. 
5/18/2009 NebuAd Shuts Down Online Media Daily Wendy Davis Behavioral targeting firm NebuAd has closed.
5/18/2009 Paper: Consumer Data Helps Fuel Internet Economy PC World Grant Gross The authors of a paper contend that online data collection and the practices it feeds are "the basis for many of the business models that are fueling the growth of the Internet." 
5/18/2009 IAB Issues Social Advertising Guidelines Online Media Daily Mark Walsh The Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) released guidelines for social media advertising.
5/15/2009 A "Strong Nudge" from FTC May Lead to "Draconian Measures" ClickZ Kate Kaye The Federal Trade Commission continues its push for more robust standards in the online advertising arena.
5/12/2009 FTC's Leibowitz Opts For BT Opt-In The Daily Online Examiner Wendy Davis A top regulator thinks companies should get Web users' consent before tracking their online behavior to serve targeted ads. 
4/27/2009 FTC: "Last chance" for 'Net advertisers to come to Jesus Ars Technica Nate Anderson The head of the Federal Trade Commission, Jon Leibowitz, has just made clear that the online behavioral advertising business is "pretty close to its last clear chance to demonstrate" the wonders of self-regulation.
4/27/2009 AT&T Says It Didn't Lie to Congress InternetNews.com Kenneth Corbin Telecom giant tries to set the record straight amid scrutiny over behavioral targeting after testimony in a House hearing last week.
4/24/2009 AT&T Sends Mixed Message on Behavioral Advertising  IDG via PC World Grant Gross AT&T's chief privacy officer told U.S. lawmakers that the company does not engage in behavioral advertising, but the company has apparently used the controversial technology to sell its products, according to a vendor of such services.
4/22/2009 AT&T Backs Privacy Rules Wall Street Journal   AT&T's chief privacy officer will be among those testifying before the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet.
4/22/2009 Canoe Responds To Suggestions of Privacy and Antitrust Problems Broadcasting & Cable John Eggerton Canoe Ventures is defending its move into what it calls "Community Addressable Messaging," saying that suggestions of privacy issues associated with the practice are unwarranted. 
4/16/2009 Wikipedia opts out of Phorm User Wired Ryan Singel Wikipedia has asked behavioral advertising technology company Phorm to remove its domain names from the company's controversial Webwise service.
4/7/2009 Cable's answer to online's ad success: targeting The Associated Press Deborah Yao A consortium of the nation's six largest cable companies--Canoe Ventures--will begin delivering targeted advertisements to television viewers nationwide beginning this summer.
4/6/2009 FCC Looks Ahead to Net Neutrality, Privacy Internet News Kenneth Corbin Speaking at the National Cable and Telecommunications Association conference, a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) representative suggested that the commission might become more involved in the behavioral advertising debate.
3/25/2009 Firms track and sell data on all your web clicks New York Times Stephanie Clifford A report on the emergence of virtual cookie stores--behavioral exchanges where advertisers can buy information on Web users' behavior. 
3/24/2009 Preventing Fraud Requires Customer Data Response CIO Sagi Leizerov Up to nine percent of return transactions involve some form of fraud or abuse. 
3/19/2009 An Icon That Says They're Watching You New York Times Saul Hansell A university professor has developed a way for companies that employ behavioral advertising on their sites to better communicate this activity to users.
3/17/2009 Broser Add-on Locks out Targeted Advertising PC World Jeremy Kirk A Harvard fellow has developed a tool to help Internet users take a bite out of targeting advertising.
3/12/2009 A Guide to Google's New Privacy Controls New York Times Saul Hansell Saul Hansell offers a guide to the privacy controls of Google's behavioral advertising platform. 
3/11/2009 Google to Offer Ads Based on Interests New York Times Mighel Helft A year after its acquisition of Doubleclick, Google yesterday began showing Web surfers "interest-based ads." 
3/10/2009 P&G Lawyer Calls Up Industry to Work at Defending Self-Regulation Advertising Age Rupal Parekh Speaking at the Association of National Advertisers' Advertising Law and Business Affairs Conference in New York, former Federal Trade Commission chairperson Deborah Platt Majoras said that business needs to defend self-regulation. 
3/4/2009 Behavioral Targeting: Not That Bad? Market Watch Carolyn Hodge Consumers are more attuned to behavioral targeting efforts than they were two years ago, and are doing something about it. 
3/4/2009 Adzilla faces Potential Class-Action Lawsuit Online Media Daily Wendy Davis A Virginia woman has filed a lawsuit against behavioral targeting company Adzilla.
3/3/2009 Cable Companies Target Commercials to the Audience New York Times Stephanie Clifford Television viewers in Brooklyn, the Bronx and parts of New Jersey will begin seeing television ads more relevant to them as Cablevision Systems expands the scope of its targeted ad testing to a half-million homes.
3/2/2009 Advertiser tracking of Web surfing brings suits The National Law Journal Tresa Baldas Behavioral advertising has come under increasing scrutiny over the past several months, with consumer backlash, congressional hearings and the first class-action law suit on the deep packet inspection efforts of targeted ad provider NebuAd. 
2/13/2009 FTC Online Privacy Guidelines Faulted BusinessWeek Douglas MacMillan Shortly after releasing its guidelines for online marketing industry self regulation, the Federal Trade Commission came under criticism from consumer and privacy advocates for not doing enough to protect consumer privacy. 
2/12/2009 FTC Staff Revises Online Behavioral Advertising Principles Federal Trade Commission Betsy Lordan The Federal Trade Commission this morning released a revised report outlining its guidelines for online marketing industry self-regulation. 
1/13/2009 FTC asked to protect mobile privacy Online Media Daily Wendy Davis Advocacy groups want the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to look into mobile marketers' use of behavioral and geo-targeting practices. 
1/6/2009 Kroger uses loyalty data to target coupons Washington Post Dan Sewell The nation's largest traditional grocery store chain has harnessed data mining to put the right coupons into the hands of its customers
12/23/2008 Privacy Policies:  The Good, the Bad and the Witty TechNewsWorld Erika Morphy In contrast to lengthy policies packed with legalese and seemingly endless details that most consumers ignore, some firms are opting for a more blunt approach. 
11/13/2008 Web tracker NebuAd sued over privacy claims seattlepi.com Paul Elias A lawsuit accusing Internet startup NebuAd of breaking federal and state privacy laws was filed in San Francisco federal court.
10/13/2008 Can biometrics in retailing really take off? Talking Retail Mary Brett Whitfield Retailers' use of biometrics promises to speed checkouts, cut costs and help reduce fraud. 
10/8/2008 Privacy Group Asks States To Investigate Social Nets Online Media Daily Wendy Davis The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) on Tuesday sent letters to the New York and California Attorneys General, asking them to investigate "hypertargeting" advertising methods used by popular social networking sites.
10/2/2008 Consumers' Understanding of Privacy Rules in the Marketplace Red Orbit Joseph Turow, Michael Hennessy and Amy Bleakley Researchers Joseph Turow, Michael Hennessy and Amy Bleakley compiled the findings of several studies to deliver "Consumers' Understanding of Privacy Rules in the Marketplace," which examines in detail the concept of "limited knowledge" as a factor in consumers' failure to protect their online privacy.
10/1/2008 Credit-card security standard issued after much debate Network World Ellen Messmer NetworkWorld reports that the Payment Card Industry Security Standards Council last week issued revised rules in an attempt to better protect cardholders' data. 
9/25/2008 Large ISPs endorse customer opt-in for Web tracking New York Times Grant Gross Before a Senate committee yesterday, three of the four largest U.S. Internet service providers (ISPs) said they will adopt a customer opt-in policy before tracking their online activities.
9/23/2008 Tougher consumer data rule adopted Boston Globe Todd Wallack The Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation yesterday released rules designed to help protect consumers' personal information.
9/22/2008 IAB Pushes For Self-Reg Online Media Daily Joe Mandese The Interactive Advertising Bureau wants an industry regulatory body to police consumer online privacy, but a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) official fears regulation is on the horizon.
9/16/2008 If you don't need it don't keep it Wall Street Journal Ben Worthen Ben Worthen describes a shifting mindset  in the business community, where organizations are weighing the benefits of storing customer data for future market research purposes versus the risks they acquire when housing the data. 
9/3/2008 I'll be back'" Vetoed data breach bill goes to Schwarzenegger again Computerworld Jaikumar Vijayan California's Consumer Data Protection Act is headed back to Governor Schwarzenegger's desk.
9/3/2008 CEO of embattled Web-tracking firm NebuAd leaves Washington Post Peter Svensson NebuAd Inc., the company whose tracking technology helps Internet service providers (ISPs) deliver targeted ads to subscribers has a new chief executive
9/3/2008 Facebook Ads Target You Where It Hurts Washington Post Rachel Beckman Rachel Beckman writes about using a social network that targets advertising to users based on the personal details they divulge, and the psychological toll such methods could inflict.
9/1/2008 Slow movement toward online privacy reform Miami Herald Edward Wasserman Washington and Lee University Professor Edward Wasserman discusses the lack of consumer outrage on the use of behavioral targeting among Internet service providers and online advertisers.
8/26/2008 Customer privacy a serious challenge for marketers SearchCRM.com Barney Beal In a Q&A interview with SearchCRM.com, Ray Everett Church, a self-described privacy evangelist and the world's first chief privacy officer, explains how embedding an organization's privacy philosophy into customer communications helps build trust. 
8/25/2008 What we need is a digital bill of rights Washington Post Erick Schonfeld Erick Schonfeld takes a "first stab" at a proposed digital "bill of rights" intended to spell out "what freedoms and rights consumers can expect from Internet service providers, content companies, device manufacturers and the government itself." 
8/21/2008 Face-Based Advertising, coming soon to store near your Wired Meghan Keane Meghan Keane writes on new innovations that are contributing to a resurgence in out-of-home advertising, or "place-based media."
8/21/2008 Internet Providers' New Tool Raises Deep Privacy Concerns The Washington Post Rob Pegoraro In his "Fast Forward" column, Rob Pegoraro of the Washington Post goes deep on deep packet inspection, the technology many Internet service providers are considering to enhance the way they advertise to customers.
8/19/2008 FTC Bans Pre-Recorded Telemarketer Calls Consumer Affairs   Telemarketers are no longer permitted to deliver pre-recorded calls to consumers now that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has finalized two amendments to the Telemarketing Sales Rule.
8/14/2008 AT&T Mulls Watching You Surf New York Times Saul Hansell Saul Hansell reports on AT&T's response to a congressional committee's inquiry on whether it monitors customers' Web surfing activities.
8/14/2008 Congress to Push Web Privacy BusinessWeek Heather Green Congress is watching the behavioral targeting industry and the behavioral targeting industry is watching Congress, as House Energy & Commerce Committee members prepare to introduce broad online privacy legislation in the upcoming congressional session.
8/12/2008 Some Web Firms Say They Track Behavior Without Explicit Consent The Washington Post Ellen Nakashima The House Energy and Commerce Committee has posted on its Web site the response letters it has received so far from Internet and broadband companies about their use of targeted-advertising technology.
8/11/2008 Web privacy on the radar in Congress International Herald Tribune Stephanie Clifford An International Herald Tribune report highlights ongoing congressional action in the area of behavioral targeting, including July hearings on deep packet inspection technologies and customer notification.
8/1/2008 Lawmakers demand info Web tracking practices The Associated Press Joelle Tessler U.S. lawmakers concerned about the practice of behavioral targeting have broadened their inquiry on the topic. 
7/22/2008 FTC settles CAN-SPAM dispute DMNews Dianna Dilworth The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 4-0 to settle its case against Spear Systems Inc., which allegedly violated the CAN-SPAM Act by sending unsolicited e-mails for weight loss supplements. 
7/22/2008 ISP responds to lawmaker concerns about ad tracking Network World Grant Gross The Internet service provider (ISP) under Congressional scrutiny for its use of a controversial customer-tracking tool has suspended its test of the tool, reports Network World. In a letter, Embarq, the Kansas-based ISP, assured lawmakers that it will not test or deploy NebuAd's tracking service until privacy concerns have been addressed. 
7/16/2008 NebuAd Faces More Congressional Scrutiny Online Media Daily Wendy Davis Members of Congress continue looking at the potential privacy ramifications of behavioral targeting practices.
7/7/2008 CAN-SPAM updates take effect DMNews Diana Dilworth Updates to the CAN-SPAM Act, including a mandate that marketers make opt-out a one-step process, went into effect this week. The updates were designed to clarify ambiguity in the 2003 law, and DM News reports the marketing community has embraced the changes. 
7/7/2008 CAN-SPAM updates take effect DMNews Diana Dilworth Updates to the CAN-SPAM Act, including a mandate that marketers make opt-out a one-step process, went into effect this week. The updates were designed to clarify ambiguity in the 2003 law, and DM News reports the marketing community has embraced the changes. 
5/16/2008 WhitePages.com grapples with privacy in a Web 2.0 world Computerworld Steven Vaughan-Nichols A Computerworld report highlights the next steps for Whitepages.com, provider of online phone book-style listings, which include both increased social-networking capabilities and added features to let the 180 million people listed on the site manage the privacy of their information. 
5/16/2008 WhitePages.com grapples with privacy in a Web 2.0 world Computerworld Steven Vaughan-Nichols A Computerworld report highlights the next steps for Whitepages.com, provider of online phone book-style listings, which include both increased social-networking capabilities and added features to let the 180 million people listed on the site manage the privacy of their information. 
5/15/2008 Most don't know personal data can be sold San Francisco Chronicle Deborah Gage A survey of 1,000 Californians finds that most are unaware of how businesses are using and selling their personal data.
5/15/2008 Most don't know personal data can be sold San Francisco Chronicle Deborah Gage A survey of 1,000 Californians finds that most are unaware of how businesses are using and selling their personal data.
5/14/2008 Charter will monitor customers web surfing to target ads New York Times Saul Hansell Providing an enhanced user experience and a healthy bottom line is the impetus behind Charter Communications' foray into the behavioral targeting market.
5/14/2008 Charter will monitor customers web surfing to target ads New York Times Saul Hansell Providing an enhanced user experience and a healthy bottom line is the impetus behind Charter Communications' foray into the behavioral targeting market.
5/12/2008 FTC to scrutinize contactless payment technology Network World   The Federal Trade Commission has announced a town hall meeting for the purpose of looking into the security and privacy implications of contactless payment systems that utilize radio frequency identification.
5/12/2008 FTC Approves New Rule Provision under the CAN-SPAM Act Federal Trade Commission   The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved four new rule provisions to clarify requirements of the CAN-SPAM Act (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003). The new rule provisions address four topics, including modifying the definitions of the terms "sender" and "person," and tightening restrictions on what companies can and cannot require of e-mail recipients who opt-out of future emails.
5/12/2008 FTC to scrutinize contactless payment technology Network World   The Federal Trade Commission has announced a town hall meeting for the purpose of looking into the security and privacy implications of contactless payment systems that utilize radio frequency identification.
5/12/2008 FTC Approves New Rule Provision under the CAN-SPAM Act Federal Trade Commission   The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved four new rule provisions to clarify requirements of the CAN-SPAM Act (Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003). The new rule provisions address four topics, including modifying the definitions of the terms "sender" and "person," and tightening restrictions on what companies can and cannot require of e-mail recipients who opt-out of future emails.
5/6/2008 Loopt's Brian Knapp: Mapping Out a Proactive Privacy Strategy E-Commerce News Rachelle Crum Staying ahead of the curve on user privacy is essential to Brian Knapp, who has worked to build relationships with privacy-related organizations in an effort to take Loopt, the mobile mapping company, "up a level" when it comes to user privacy. 
5/6/2008 Groups Complain to FTC About Mobile Marketing Online Media Daily Jeffrey Chester Two groups have filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission against mobile marketers. The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group announced their intent to protest mobile marketing early in the industry's development in an attempt to influence policy before marketers abuse the medium as they believe online marketers did before. 
5/6/2008 Loopt's Brian Knapp: Mapping Out a Proactive Privacy Strategy E-Commerce News Rachelle Crum Staying ahead of the curve on user privacy is essential to Brian Knapp, who has worked to build relationships with privacy-related organizations in an effort to take Loopt, the mobile mapping company, "up a level" when it comes to user privacy. 
5/6/2008 Groups Complain to FTC About Mobile Marketing Online Media Daily Jeffrey Chester Two groups have filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission against mobile marketers. The Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group announced their intent to protest mobile marketing early in the industry's development in an attempt to influence policy before marketers abuse the medium as they believe online marketers did before. 
4/24/2008 E-Contracting Wrap-Up: One Hit, Three Errors bnablog Thoms O'Toole Adware vendor Direct Revenue on March 12 turned back a lawsuit filed by the New York State Attorney General based on the strength of the company's end user license agreement (EULA). 
4/24/2008 E-Contracting Wrap-Up: One Hit, Three Errors bnablog Thoms O'Toole Adware vendor Direct Revenue on March 12 turned back a lawsuit filed by the New York State Attorney General based on the strength of the company's end user license agreement (EULA). 
4/17/2008 Privacy Advocates:  Consumer Education Isn't Enough PC World Grant Gross Two more advocacy groups have signed on to the notion that Congress should pass "do not track" legislation to protect consumers from having data gathered about their online habits.
4/17/2008 Privacy Advocates:  Consumer Education Isn't Enough PC World Grant Gross Two more advocacy groups have signed on to the notion that Congress should pass "do not track" legislation to protect consumers from having data gathered about their online habits.
4/8/2008 Microsoft-Yahoo:  The Privacy Issue Business Week David Holtzman In a Viewpoint piece, Holtzman discusses the anticipated Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo in terms of the privacy concerns that will result as Microsoft forays into the world of identity management. Holtzman raises questions about how, as the two companies combine, the vast amount of consumers' personal data on Yahoo will be used, and for how long it will be retained, among other questions. 
4/8/2008 Microsoft-Yahoo:  The Privacy Issue Business Week David Holtzman In a Viewpoint piece, Holtzman discusses the anticipated Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo in terms of the privacy concerns that will result as Microsoft forays into the world of identity management. Holtzman raises questions about how, as the two companies combine, the vast amount of consumers' personal data on Yahoo will be used, and for how long it will be retained, among other questions. 
3/31/2008 Web surfers know advertisers are watching - and don't like it  ARS Technica Jacqui Cheng According to a recent poll conducted by TNS Global on behalf of TRUSTe, nearly 3/4 of U.S. consumers know that data is being collected about them when they are online, 57 percent of them aren't happy about it. 
3/31/2008 Web surfers know advertisers are watching - and don't like it  ARS Technica Jacqui Cheng According to a recent poll conducted by TNS Global on behalf of TRUSTe, nearly 3/4 of U.S. consumers know that data is being collected about them when they are online, 57 percent of them aren't happy about it. 
3/28/2008 TRUSTe Report Reveals Consumer Awareness and Attitudes About Behavioral Targeting Marketwire.com Morgan McDowell Consumer privacy specialist TRUSTe released results of a study to determine how American Internet users feel about behavioral targeting and its impact on their personal privacy. 
3/28/2008 Phones Will Soon Tell Where You Are Wall Street Journal AMOL SHARMA and JESSICA E. VASCELLARO Until now, privacy and liability concerns have restrained cellular carriers from offering up real-time location tracking services via their GPS-enabled phones. But with a generation of young people clamoring for still more ways to stay connected with friends, carriers are weighing potential risks against potential sales and are cautiously bringing the feature to market.
3/28/2008 TRUSTe Report Reveals Consumer Awareness and Attitudes About Behavioral Targeting Marketwire.com Morgan McDowell Consumer privacy specialist TRUSTe released results of a study to determine how American Internet users feel about behavioral targeting and its impact on their personal privacy. 
3/28/2008 Phones Will Soon Tell Where You Are Wall Street Journal AMOL SHARMA and JESSICA E. VASCELLARO Until now, privacy and liability concerns have restrained cellular carriers from offering up real-time location tracking services via their GPS-enabled phones. But with a generation of young people clamoring for still more ways to stay connected with friends, carriers are weighing potential risks against potential sales and are cautiously bringing the feature to market.
3/17/2008 David Lazarus: Next lines of cell phones have privacy implications FresnoBee.com David Lazarus As California considers bills to address the use of RFID, wireless phone makers continue implementing RFID technology into cell phones, in a move that will technologically "tag" nearly everyone, eventually. 
3/17/2008 David Lazarus: Next lines of cell phones have privacy implications FresnoBee.com David Lazarus As California considers bills to address the use of RFID, wireless phone makers continue implementing RFID technology into cell phones, in a move that will technologically "tag" nearly everyone, eventually. 
3/11/2008 Google Finalizes $3.1 Bilion Double Click  Acquisition Information Week Thomas Claburn With Tuesday's okay by regulators in the European Union, Google has cleared the final hurdle in its pending acquisition of online advertising metrics group DoubleClick.
3/11/2008 Google Finalizes $3.1 Bilion Double Click  Acquisition Information Week Thomas Claburn With Tuesday's okay by regulators in the European Union, Google has cleared the final hurdle in its pending acquisition of online advertising metrics group DoubleClick.
3/10/2008 To Aim Ads, Web Is Keeping Closer Eye on You New York Times Louise Story A New York Times article on the growing sophistication of behavioral targeting techniques shows that privacy advocates continue to be alarmed at the volume of consumer data collection and the ways in which it is collected online. 
3/10/2008 Advertising Sent to Cellphones Opens new Front In War On Spam Washington Post Kim Hart No longer solely the bane of email, spam has begun to plague the text services of cell phone subscribers. Industry estimates put the number of text messages sent to cell phones between 1.1 and 1.5 billion per year, and Verizon Wireless says it blocks more than 200 million spam text messages per year.
3/4/2008 Online Advertisers Beware:  Privacy Regulators Closing In On Online Tracking The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel Amy Worlton According to the Metropolitan Corporate Counsel, recent actions by the Federal Trade Commission may signal increased attention on the behavioral advertising sector. 
1/31/2008 Company Combines Voter And Consumer Data Wired Kim Zetter At the height of the presidential primary season, a Wired article tells the story of data aggregator Aristotle, which for nearly twenty years has been combining voter registration data with information from other sources to provide highly detailed voter lists to campaign strategists.
1/31/2008 Company Combines Voter And Consumer Data Wired Kim Zetter At the height of the presidential primary season, a Wired article tells the story of data aggregator Aristotle, which for nearly twenty years has been combining voter registration data with information from other sources to provide highly detailed voter lists to campaign strategists.
1/12/2008 Proposed Mass. Privacy Laws Too Costly, Businesses Say The Boston Globe Ross Kerber New privacy laws proposed in Massachusetts by the Deval Patrick administration and designed to protect consumers from compromised personal and credit data drew sharp criticism from business groups.
1/12/2008 Proposed Mass. Privacy Laws Too Costly, Businesses Say The Boston Globe Ross Kerber New privacy laws proposed in Massachusetts by the Deval Patrick administration and designed to protect consumers from compromised personal and credit data drew sharp criticism from business groups.
1/9/2008 Consumers Not Just Getting Mad, They're Getting Even Business Week.com Catherine Holahan More privacy headaches for Sears.In the wake of a class action lawsuit for privacy violations stemming from a security flaw in its managemyhome.com Web site, Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society has charged that Sears Holdings, parent of retailers Sears and Kmart, has not sufficiently disclosed the purpose for a software application download required to join its online community. 
1/9/2008 Consumers Not Just Getting Mad, They're Getting Even Business Week.com Catherine Holahan More privacy headaches for Sears.In the wake of a class action lawsuit for privacy violations stemming from a security flaw in its managemyhome.com Web site, Harvard University's Berkman Center for Internet and Society has charged that Sears Holdings, parent of retailers Sears and Kmart, has not sufficiently disclosed the purpose for a software application download required to join its online community. 
12/18/2007 FTC Settles Complaint With Online Seller Of Telephone Records  PC World Grant Gross The FTC has settled a complaint with CEO Group, which does business as Check Em Out. The settlement bars the company and its operator, Scott Joseph, from marketing or selling telephone records.
12/18/2007 FTC Settles Complaint With Online Seller Of Telephone Records  PC World Grant Gross The FTC has settled a complaint with CEO Group, which does business as Check Em Out. The settlement bars the company and its operator, Scott Joseph, from marketing or selling telephone records.
10/16/2007 Verizon letter on privacy stirs debate Cnet News.com Laura Holson A recent letter sent by Verizon Wireless notifying customers that it plans to share information from their calling records with its "affiliates, agents and parent companies" has stirred privacy concerns.
10/10/2007 FTC Sues to Stop Spam Touting Bogus Weight Loss and Anti-Aging Products Information Week Thomas Claburn The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint in Illinois against companies and individuals in Australia, Canada and the U.S. allegedly responsible for sending spam touting weight loss and anti-aging products. 
10/5/2007 Managing Data for Privacy and Security destinationCRM.com Scott Schumacher Scott Schumaker, Chief Scientist at Initiate Systems, explores in this CRM.com "viewpoint" piece how customer data integration (CDI) solutions allow companies to most effectively use their customer data while securing and managing information to achieve compliance with privacy and security laws and best practices. 
9/7/2007 Calif. Data Protection Bill Moves Forward Information Week K.C. Jones A bill that would require retailers to adopt key aspects of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard is headed back to the Assembly after passage by the California Senate. The bill also would provide notice to consumers after retail security breaches involving credit or debit card numbers.
8/12/2007 CONSUMER CONFIDENTIAL - An advocate for readers, a name you can trust Los Angeles Times David Lazarus Telecoms that bundle their voice, video and Internet services are in the position to know and collect a vast amount of data about their customers
8/9/2007 United States: New Minnesota Data Retention Law Creates Potential Liability For Merchants Mondaq John Nicholson and Meighan E. O'Reardon The Minnesota Legislature has enacted the Plastic Card Security Act, which prohibits any merchants conducting business in the state from retaining credit or debit card security data after the transaction.
7/31/2007 FTC Looks at Use of SSNs by Businesses PC World Tom Spring This week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) began soliciting comments from businesses, law enforcement, consumer reporting agencies, academics and consumer advocates on private-sector use of Social Security Numbers (SSNs). 
7/25/2007 Yahoo Yodels New Privacy Tune E-Commerce News Walaika Haskins Following the lead of Ask.com and Microsoft, Yahoo has announced that it will revise its approach to retaining users' search data. The company said it plans to anonymize search histories after 13 months, rather than the 18-month timeframe recently rolled out by its major competitors. 
7/6/2007 Minnesota on track to secure card data DMNews Joseph Sanscrainte Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed a bill in May that is the first of its kind in the nation to enact a part of the credit card industry's data security standards into law. The Minnesota law requires that any business in that state that accepts payment via credit or debit cards must not retain the card's security code information, the PIN verification code number or the card's track data after the transaction has been authorized. 
12/29/2006 New law targets unwanted faxes TribStar.com Howard Greninger Indiana businesses and residents have a new Do-Not-Fax law at their disposal that allows them to file a complaint with the Attorney General’s Office if someone they do not have a prior business relationship with sends them an unsolicited advertising fax. 
 
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