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FTC says it will take a ‘close look’ at EU antitrust fine against Google

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Mark Van Scyoc / Shutterstock.com Following today’s record antitrust fine imposed on Google parent Alphabet in Europe, US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairman Joseph Simons said he will “take a close look” at the European Commission (EC) decision. Simons also told Reuters he had spoken to EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager about the penalty. While […]

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The spirit vs. the letter of the email law & the bits in between

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Over the last year, I’ve given a presentation where I debunk common email deliverability myths and ask the audience to chime in and tell me if the myth is true, plausible or busted. Though I don’t sport a handlebar mustache or an Indiana Jones-style fedora à la the real MythBusters, I explain why it’s important

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Report: Most consumers think companies aren’t doing enough to protect their data

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Consumers are still confused about how their privacy is being handled and want companies to do more to protect them, according to new research released Tuesday by digital advertising platform Choozle. According to the report, a full 89 percent of consumers polled wish companies would take additional steps to protect their data. Seventy-eight percent think

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Report: Second big EU antitrust fine against Google coming next week

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Reports out today from the The Washington Post and Reuters say that the European Commission (EC) is readying a second multibillion-euro fine against Google parent Alphabet. Beyond the fine, the EC will likely demand changes in the company’s rules for phone makers using Android. Currently, Android handset makers, such as Samsung, must comply with certain

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Despite marketers’ optimism about new privacy laws, massive data breaches continue to rock consumers’ trust

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With the enactment of new data privacy laws comes the expectation that consumer privacy will be better maintained. But will the new rules help stem the seemingly endless reports of data breaches? I talked to some marketers who are hoping they will. Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which governs the handling of European Union

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Report: Feds widen scope of Facebook/Cambridge Analytica scandal probe

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Federal investigators have widened their investigation into Facebook’s role regarding ads targeting millions of its users by data firm Cambridge Analytica, according to a report in The Washington Post. Five anonymous sources told the Post that the FBI, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have joined the Department of Justice in

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Twitter now removing 214% more spammy accounts YoY as it ramps up efforts against bad actors

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Earlier this year, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, along with three other executives who head up the company’s product and security teams, hosted a 45-minute live Q&A with users. During the livestream, Dorsey said Twitter’s primary goal was improving the health of the platform. According to Twitter’s latest transparency numbers, the work they’ve put toward security

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In major privacy win, US Supreme Court says cops need warrant to access cell phone location

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Police will no longer be able to access cell phone location data without a warrant. That’s a ruling that the US Supreme Court handed down today, in a victory for privacy advocates. The 5-4 decision (.pdf) brings mobile phone location within the Constitution’s Fourth Amendment protection against unreasonable search and seizure. The underlying case involved

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Facebook takes fight against fake news to more countries & ups machine learning efforts around bad actors

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Facebook is continuing its efforts to fight fake news and stop the spread of false information on the platform. Today, the company announced a number of new initiatives to reduce activity by bad actors on the site, from expanding its fact-checking operations to more countries to using machine learning to find foreign Pages that share

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The big list of political ad policies from leading social & search platforms

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We’re six months out from the 2018 US midterm elections, races that will shape the political balance of both the House and Senate. Of the 535 seats in the US Congress, 35 Senate seats are being contested, and all 435 House seats. As we draw nearer to election night, social and search platforms will be

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