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What Exactly Does ‘Do Not Track’ Mean? Digital Advertising Alliance is fighting misinformation

The digital ad business last month took a beating from Sen. Jay Rockefeller (R-W.Va.) during the Commerce committee’s eighth privacy hearing in the past 18 months. Rockefeller, a big proponent…

May 6, 2013, 10:17 PM EDT

Do Not Track Framework Doc Stirs Controversy Ahead of W3C Meeting Document was not a DAA proposal, W3C co-chair explains

A document distributed to members of the international group trying to come up with a Do Not Track standard is causing a lot of fuss, dividing meeting attendees even before…

April 30, 2013, 1:12 PM EDT

Rockefeller Goes On a Do Not Track Rant in Hearing Advertisers have tough time defending self-regulation

Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) started and ended the Do Not Track hearing off with a rant, one that anyone who attended the commerce chairman’s previous seven privacy hearings knows all…

April 24, 2013, 5:30 PM EDT

Digital Ad Biz to Defend Self-Regulation at Do Not Track Hearing Privacy groups complain progress is too slow

The Do Not Track privacy hearing called by Sen. Jay Rockefeller for Wednesday before the commerce committee is bound to feature some fireworks. That's because Rockefeller has shown himself to be…

April 22, 2013, 4:32 PM EDT

New Microsoft Privacy Campaign Promotes Consumer Control Campaign will stir debate over Do Not Track

Microsoft is once again marketing its brand as the "good guy" privacy company. The new campaign, for Microsoft's Do Not Track browser, plugs right into consumer fears that their privacy…

April 22, 2013, 6:00 AM EDT

FTC Chair Stuns Advertisers Advertisers feel 2-year DAA program overlooked

In her first speech before the advertising industry, newly minted Federal Trade Commission chairwoman Edith Ramirez called once again for a universal solution for Do Not Track. While Ramirez didn't…

April 17, 2013, 12:21 PM EDT

Want to Opt Out of Targeted Mobile Ads? There's an App for That Meets forthcoming DAA mobile privacy standards

The mobile counterpart to the ad industry's ad choices self-regulatory program that allows consumers to opt-out of online-targeted ads is finally here. And yes, there's an app for it. Called Ad…

April 11, 2013, 12:00 AM EDT

Do Not Track Legislation Makes a Comeback Lots at stake for marketers

Do Not Track legislation is poised to make a big comeback this Congress, and marketers who managed to hold it off for the past two years are taking nothing for…

April 8, 2013, 10:07 PM EDT

Microsoft Plays the Privacy Fool Who wouldn't want a personal cloaking device?

Riffing off the controversy over its Do Not Track browser, Microsoft came up with something new for the tinfoil hat club: The Do Not Tracksuit. With his tongue firmly planted in…

April 1, 2013, 9:35 AM EDT

IAB Escalates Attack on Firefox Privacy Browser Says new version will hurt small businesses on the Internet

The Interactive Advertising Bureau escalated its attack on Mozilla for its new Firefox browser that blocks third-party cookies by default, cutting ad networks dead in their tracks. Since late last month…

March 12, 2013, 4:09 PM EDT

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