Faking It: Did I Cover My Tracks Well Enough?
Performance Marketing
I just happened to be at a conference this week dedicated to privacy, security and assessing risk in data flows, and casually heard stories from privacy-minded folks on some of [...]
Top 10 Reasons Not to Buy Google Glass
Performance Marketing
Google Glass goes on sale for one day today, stoking fears among privacy hawks that the wearable tech is a menace to consumer privacy. The one-day limited sale is part [...]
FTC Tells Facebook to Preserve WhatsApp Privacy Pledge
Performance Marketing
The Federal Trade Commission warned Facebook that it must stick to its word about maintaining WhatsApp's privacy policies.
Senate Confirms Terrell McSweeny to FTC
Brand Marketing
The Federal Trade Commission is back up to its full strength Wednesday after the Senate voted 95-1 to confirm Terrell McSweeny to be the third Democratic commissioner on the five-member [...]
FTC’s Data Security Case Against Wyndham Worldwide Moves Forward
Performance Marketing
In a victory for the Federal Trade Commission, a federal judge declined to dismiss the agency's data security case against Wydham Worldwide Hotels, allowing it to move forward.
Jerk.com Jerked Around Consumers, FTC Says
Performance Marketing
How's this for an online racket? Surreptitiously grab information from Facebook to create tens of millions of profiles labeling people a "jerk" or "not a jerk" and then charge people [...]