Brave Browser Update Will Include Feature that Prevents “Bounce Tracking”
By B.N. Frank Data collection for the purpose of marketing more products and services to customers as well as selling customer data to third parties…
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40 States Are Addressing K-12 Data Privacy Laws. Is Yours One of Them?
By B.N. Frank Internet user data collection for the purpose of marketing products and services to users as well as selling their data to third…
Regulators Haven’t Done Much to Limit Advertising Browser Tracking “akin to a cookie that cannot be deleted.”
By B.N. Frank Data collection for the purpose of marketing more products and services to customers as well as selling customer data to third parties…
Facebook Will Be Targeting Oculus VR Headset Users with Ads
By B.N. Frank Facebook is one of many promoting and profiting from Virtual Reality (VR) technology despite known health risks to users, especially children. Despite…
Daily Mail Sues Google Over Downranked Search Results
By Tyler Durden The owner of the Daily Mail newspaper and MailOnline website has filed a lawsuit against Google, which they accuse of having too…
After Cookies, Ad Tech Wants to Use Your Email to Track You Everywhere
By Bennett Cyphers Cookies are dying, and the tracking industry is scrambling to replace them. Google has proposed Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC), TURTLEDOVE, and…
Google Is Testing Its Controversial New Ad Targeting Tech in Millions of Browsers. Here’s What We Know.
By Bennett Cyphers Today, Google launched an “origin trial” of Federated Learning of Cohorts (aka FLoC), its experimental new technology for targeting ads. A switch…
Campaign Launched Against “Surveillance Advertising” via Tracking and Profiling People Based on Online History, etc.
By B.N. Frank Earlier this year, cybersecurity experts told CBS “60 Minutes” that “Data is the New Oil.” That’s not a completely accurate statement though….
Google’s Scrapping Third-party Cookies – But Invasive Targeted Advertising Will Live On
By Eerke Boiten, De Montfort University Google has announced plans to stop using tracking cookies on its Chrome browser by 2022, replacing them with a…