Designing Welcome Mats to Invite User Privacy
The way we design user interfaces can have a profound impact on the privacy of a user’s data. It should […]
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How Taylor Swift showed us the scary future of facial recognition
Surveillance at concerts is just the beginning, as fears grow around an unregulated, billion-dollar industry. Taylor Swift raised eyebrows late […]
FTC Decides Not to Modify CAN-SPAM Rule
On February 12, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that, after a review of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited […]
FTC Decides Not to Modify CAN-SPAM Rule
On February 12, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that, after a review of the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited […]
Unsolicited marketing: the right approach for e-billing in light of GDPR
In a recent study by consumer body Which?, several major retailers were potentially at risk for violations of data protection […]
Geofencing rises privacy concerns
Geofencing is becoming increasingly popular as a means by which to deliver hypertargeted advertising content. At the same time, today’s […]
Company closure and 4-year ban for director after marketing regulation breach
A director of a lead generating service has been banned for four years after failing to ensure his company complied […]
Company closure and 4-year ban for director after marketing regulation breach
A director of a lead generating service has been banned for four years after failing to ensure his company complied […]
Data location vendor worked with GDPR regulator on data consent model, yielding 70% opt-in rates
Last August French privacy regulator CNIL cited two French location-intelligence companies (Fidzup and Teemo) as non-compliant with GDPR consent rules […]
EU DPAs urged to act against online ad auctions
Panoptykon Foundation, the Warsaw based digital rights organization, has joined in the complaints filed in the UK and Ireland in […]
Privacy Groups Claim Online Ads Can Target Abuse Victims
Complaints filed in Europe claim internet companies categorize users based on potentially sensitive browsing habits, and then use those labels […]
Facebook restricts campaigners’ ability to check ads for political transparency
Facebook has restricted the ability of external political transparency campaigners to monitor adverts placed on the social network, in a […]