Negotiations in the ongoing debate over how internet service companies, like Facebook, Inc., and Google, Inc., will be able to use personal information to track the browsing habits of its patrons have apparently hit a stalemate. Unless mediators between the Obama Administration, privacy advocate groups, and Internet industry firms can come to some sort of amiable […]
On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a stern 73-page report on privacy, which outlines a demand for Congress to pass comprehensive data privacy legislation. The FTC wants to mandate that U.S. commercial data collectors implement a “Do Not Track” button on Web browsers by the end of the year, or the agency says […]
In a meeting last week with federal regulators, the advertising and technology industry announced it would support a “Do Not Track” policy that would allow consumers to manage their online privacy settings. This support comes after intense pressure from both the Obama Administration and Congress, on adopting a universal privacy bill of rights. According to […]