Obama Will Nominate Former P&G CEO Bob McDonald as Secretary of Veterans Affairs
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President Obama has chosen former P&G CEO Bob McDonald as his new secretary of veterans affairs, according to White House officials cited by The Washington Post.
Advertising Community Heads to the White House to Talk Big Data and Privacy
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GroupM's John Montgomery is headed for the White House this afternoon along with about 20 others in the Internet advertising business, including Dick O'Brien of the 4A's and the IAB's [...]
Groups Try to Jump-Start Privacy Legislation
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Two years ago, President Obama announced a commitment to establish a consumer privacy bill of rights. Two years later, a coalition of more than two dozen privacy and consumer organization [...]
White House Pushes Forward on Combatting Patent Trolls
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Following up on the President's pledge to combat patent trolls, the White House plans to announce Thursday afternoon additional executive actions and call on Congress "to finish the job."
Obama Promotes Patent Reform in State of the Union
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If you blinked, you might have missed President Obama's flyby support in his State of the Union for legislation to stop abusive patent troll practices. It amounted to one sentence [...]
Corporate Big Data Gets Wrapped Up in Obama Speech on Government Surveillance
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President Obama's highly anticipated speech on government surveillance practices also took aim at commercial data practices, putting the data-driven marketing industry on notice.