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Developer Alert: Takeaways from the today’s FTC report on kid’s privacy disclosure in apps
Today the FTC issued guidance for companies developing mobile applications for children. Here are the key recommendations that every mobile developer should take away: App developers should provide this information through simple and short disclosures or icons that are easy to … Continue reading
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Two charts to watch in measuring the impact of ad-privacy self-regulation
These are the primary sites where users find opt-out choices for behavioral advertising. Worth watching in both absolute and relative terms.
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Four EU requirements for Do Not Track
Neelie Kroes, head of the European Commission privacy effort, outlines four requirements for the Do Not Track standard in this video. Her deadline: June 2012.
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Developers: Check yourself before you wreck yourself (on privacy)
If you’re developing mobile apps, take a few minutes to check out this talk by Morgan Reed (ACT) at the recent MoDev conference. Get started here.
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Alert: New behavioral targeting guidance for Canada (updated 12-13-11)
[Post updated 12-13-11 based on briefing provided by Canadian Privacy Officials to the Future of Privacy Forum] If your site or app reaches Canadian users and you show targeted advertising, consider the latest regulatory guidance from the Canadian Privacy Commissioner. … Continue reading
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Get your apps in gear!
This tagline really fits today’s launch of PrivacyChoice Resources. It’s our challenge to mobile app developers everywhere who have been procrastinating about privacy. Listen up: It’s not difficult anymore to get a privacy policy that fits for your app and is … Continue reading
The PrivacyChoice API: Giving websites a seat at the privacy table
So far the industry response to concerns about tracking privacy has been driven by the ad industry: It’s now up to advertisers and agencies to add tracking icons to ads, which lead the user to an upgraded notice-and-choice experience that … Continue reading
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Human readable classifications for trackers: seeking input
As part of the upcoming relaunch of the PrivacyChoice Tracking List, companies will be classified based on how they use and collect data in the course of their business. Classifications are from the perspective of a web user, focusing on … Continue reading
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Four questions on Google’s AdChoices
The largest ad network in the world — Google AdSense — is now implementing the new behavioral targeting icon. For the vast majority of web users, this will be their first experience with the new notice-and-choice framework that has been … Continue reading
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Are you “Chitika compliant”?
Wilson Sonsini posted a helpful summary of the Chitika consent decree, noting that the novel remedies help illuminate the Federal Trade Commission’s current views as to what constitutes a sufficient notice-and choice process. While some of the requirements may be specific … Continue reading
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