Tag Archive: Behavioral Advertising

Dec 02

FTC Privacy Report Proposes New Framework for Collection of Consumer Data

Tweet In an attempt to address consumer privacy interests and to “inform policymakers, including Congress, as they develop solutions, policies, and potential laws governing privacy,” the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on December 1st  issued a comprehensive staff report (“Report”).  The FTC raised concerns that despite industry self-regulatory measures, many marketers either do not disclose their data …

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Sep 02

Privacy Groups Propose Behavioral Advertising Guidelines

Tweet Ten privacy advocacy groups, including the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the Center for Digital Democracy, have released a series of guidelines for American legislators considering regulating behavioral advertising, and calling for greater transparency and giving Web users greater control over how the data is used.  A copy of the guidelines are available here.