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Mobile Location Data Fuels Mass Surveillance By Police, Watchdog Reports

Mobile Location Data Fuels Mass Surveillance By Police, Watchdog Reports by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, September 1, 2022 Earlier this month, Federal Trade Commission member Alvaro Bedoya spoke of a “large, unregulated market” for location data. “In 2022, our geolocation technology is not under control,” he warned. The digital rights group Electronic Frontier Foundation … Continue reading Mobile Location Data Fuels Mass Surveillance By Police, Watchdog Reports →

Privacy Watchdog Challenges UK’s Handling Of Online Ads

Online Marketing

Privacy Watchdog Challenges UK’s Handling Of Online Ads by Laurie Sullivan @lauriesullivan, November 5, 2020 Jim Killock, executive director of Open Rights Group, and Michael Veale, a professor at University College London, submitted an appeal on October 21, based on how the country’s data protection watchdog handled an investigation into the way Google and others’ … Continue reading Privacy Watchdog Challenges UK’s Handling Of Online Ads →

BuzzFeed Shopping Guide Is ‘Editorial,’ Not ‘Advertising,’ Industry Watchdog Says

Shopping Campaigns

BuzzFeed Shopping Guide Is ‘Editorial,’ Not ‘Advertising,’ Industry Watchdog Says by Wendy Davis , Staff Writer @wendyndavis, (September 21, 2018) Digital publisher BuzzFeed recently posted a shopping guide to skincare that recommended 32 products, including a St. Ives face cream. The shopping guide’s copy for the cream — which included the statement that “collagen and elastin proteins … Continue reading BuzzFeed Shopping Guide Is ‘Editorial,’ Not ‘Advertising,’ Industry Watchdog Says →