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InternetNews December 21, 2007 Sean Gallagher |
With Google/DoubleClick Approved, is Privacy Dead? The Google-DoubleClick merger creates a uniquely large single lightning rod for privacy activists to get up in arms over. |
Information Today December 9, 2010 George H. Pike |
FTC's 'Do Not Track' Proposal Elicits Strong Reactions The proposed tool would allow users to prevent web companies from tracking their browsing activities for marketing or other purposes. |
Salon.com May 7, 2001 Scott Rosenberg |
Defending the cookie monster There are lots worse things in the world than Web sites leaving cookies on your computer... |
InternetNews February 13, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Advocates Blast FTC Guidelines on Web Privacy Agency refreshes self-regulatory best practices for behavioral targeting as privacy advocates call for tougher stance. |
New Architect April 2002 Al Williams |
A Cookie by Any Other Name Is it safe to use cookies again? |
InternetNews November 5, 2009 |
Google, Ad Networks Tighten Privacy Controls New offerings provide more detailed access and control over online data collection. |
CRM August 2011 Leonard Klie |
New EU Regulations to Affect Email, Online Marketing Opt-in consent required for emails and for tracking the online activity of Web site visitors |
InternetNews March 13, 2008 Kenneth Corbin |
The Privacy Debate Beyond Google-DoubleClick The debate over consumer privacy and behavioral targeting in online advertising is far from over. |
PC Magazine January 31, 2011 Chloe Albanesius |
Mozilla Adds 'Do Not Track' Option to Firefox Pre-Beta Build Support for a "do not track" browser option is picking up steam. Mozilla on Monday announced that it has added the feature to a pre-beta build of its Firefox browser. |
PC World January 29, 2007 Dan Tynan |
Watch Out for Online Ads That Watch You New Web ads respond to your activities and this has privacy advocates worried. |
InternetNews October 31, 2007 Lyle Deixler |
Privacy Groups Seek 'Do Not Call' List for Web Ads Consumer privacy groups are pushing for increased regulatory oversight of online advertising, including a "Do Not Track" registry that would ban companies from tracking online users and targeting ads based on their activities. |
PC World March 18, 2001 |
Top 5 Cookie Managers Block cookie files, or choose to accept them, before they reach your hard drive. |
PC World November 2000 Steve Bass |
Fight for Your Online Privacy Software to protect against bad cookies and people trying to hack into your computer. |
InternetNews December 8, 2010 |
IE 9 to Include Do-Not-Track Privacy Choice Amid ongoing talk among policymakers of mandating a do-not-track mechanism in Web browsers, Microsoft tries to get ahead of the curve with the next release of Internet Explorer. |
InternetNews January 13, 2009 Judy Mottl |
FTC Petition Asks for Mobile Data Scrutiny Advertising industry claims self regulation works for protecting consumer privacy. |
PC World March 26, 2001 Dennis O'Reilly |
Three Tools That Make Cookies More Palatable Some Internet cookies are helpful, some are harmful. These three tools help you distinguish friend from foe... |
PC World September 26, 2007 Lincoln Spector |
Identify Tracking Cookies in Firefox Find out what entity is responsible for each cookie you accumulate while surfing the Net. |
InternetNews February 25, 2011 |
W3C Accepts Microsoft's Do Not Track Proposal The move is one more step closer to a standard for ensuring privacy for consumers who don't want to be profiled by advertisers and others online. |
PC Magazine November 2, 2005 Matthew D. Sarrel |
Cookies and PIE You know to be wary of cookies. Could persistent indentification elements be a bigger threat? |
InternetNews March 10, 2011 |
Mozilla Details Firefox 4's Do Not Track Do not track is one of the most hyped, and least understood, aspects of the next generation of Web browser. So what makes the Mozilla implementation different than others? |
Search Engine Watch May 11, 2006 Jennifer Slegg |
What's the Buzz Behind Behavioral Advertising? And why are search marketers so excited? |
Salon.com August 21, 2000 Katharine Mieszkowski |
Leggo my data! Web surfers want privacy online, but a new study shows they can't tell a cookie from a Cocoa Puff. |
PC World May 2002 Andrew Brandt |
New Tools Take the Bite Out of Cookies Two cookie managers quietly do your bidding... |
BusinessWeek July 2, 2009 Jon Fine |
The Threat of an Online Privacy Bill Mandating that Web surfers "opt in" to cookies could kill the targeted-ad business. But Yahoo, Microsoft, and others could benefit |
PC World April 2006 Scott Spanbauer |
Take Charge of What Web Sites Know About You Control cookies, clear your download history, and take other steps to keep snoops off your online trail. |
InternetNews May 5, 2006 Andy Patrizio |
Microsoft Awarded 'Super Cookie' Patent The patent for a so-called "super cookie," may have come so long after Microsoft's application that it's been superceded by newer technologies. |
PC World June 12, 2001 Andrew Brandt |
Privacy Watch Not sure how to read the legal mumbo-jumbo of a privacy policy? Here are the finer points you should look for... |
InternetNews July 28, 2010 |
FTC Mulls Browser-Based Block for Online Ads Modeled after the "Do Not Call" registry that keeps telemarketers from pestering consumers at all hours of the day and night, the FTC is looking for an online equivalent to protect Internet users' privacy and sanity. |
Fast Company David Lumb |
Facebook Tracks You Even If You Opt Out, Says Belgian Report If you have suspected Facebook is tracking you for ad campaigns, no matter what, all the time: You are right. |
CRM August 1, 2005 Alexandra DeFelice |
Helping Consumers to Swallow Cookies From cookie rejection to new legislation, marketers must clear more and more hurdles to capture customer information. Winning customer trust is key to gaining access to personal information. |
Search Engine Watch January 27, 2005 Danny Sullivan |
AlmondNet Debuts "Post-Search" Search Behavioral Ad Network This new program delivers advertising across the web targeted to the topics someone has searched on recently, including queries done on major search engines such as Google and Yahoo. |
PC World September 2004 Stan Miastkowski |
Cut the Clutter and Add Power to Your Browser Web browsers can use substantial amounts of computer resources, and their temporary files can hog huge amounts of disk space. Updates, add-ons, housekeeping--and even using an alternative browser--can improve your surfing experience. |
InternetNews November 1, 2007 |
FTC Reviewing Google Ad Deal 'Expeditiously' U.S. antitrust authorities are reviewing Google's purchase of advertising company DoubleClick as quickly as possible, Federal Trade Commissioner Jon Leibowitz said. |
PC World April 2006 Andrew Brandt |
How Much Does Google Know About You? If you think your search keywords are private, think again. |
InternetNews September 8, 2010 |
Online Privacy: FTC Mulls New Ad Tracking Rules At the Gov 2.0 Summit, one official says consumers still aren't aware of how much they're being tracked online. That concern could have serious implications for both Internet users and the marketers who want to reach them. |
BusinessWeek January 6, 2011 Sara Forden |
The Geek Who's Policing Your Privacy Princeton's Ed Felten advises the FTC on regulating Web marketers |
InternetNews January 28, 2011 David Needle |
Data Privacy Survey Has Some Surprising Results A survey timed to be released on Data Privacy Day indicates that Americans are more concerned about online privacy violations than losing their jobs. |
Popular Mechanics January 2009 Joe Pappalardo |
Four Ways to Fight Back Against Cyber Attacks Your webcam, cell phone, web browsers, and personal e-mails are all vulnerable to attack from thieves in cyberspace. Here are four ways to fight back. |
InternetNews July 31, 2009 |
U.S. Government Rethinking Web Visitor Tracking The federal government could to allow government Web sites to again place cookies on visitors' PCs, reversing a policy instituted in 2000 that forbade the practice on all federal Web sites. |
InternetNews May 29, 2007 Roy Mark |
Google-DoubleClick Merger Up For FTC Review The Federal Trade Commission plans to investigate any antitrust implications of Google's proposed $3.1 billion acquisition of online advertising firm DoubleClick. |
BusinessWeek March 10, 2011 Brad Stone |
Is DoubleClick Clicking for Google? Analysts say Google's DoubleClick acquisition is hard to value, especially as upstarts such as Facebook's own display ad business grow. |
InternetNews November 2, 2007 |
FTC Says Internet Ad Self-Regulation Falling Short Regulators scrutinize online advertising and the industry's data-collection and behavioral targeting efforts. |
InternetNews July 19, 2007 Roy Mark |
Long Inquiry Road Ahead For Google-DoubleClick A U.S. House subcommittee plans an additional inquiry into the proposed $3.1 billion merger between Google and DoubleClick. |
InternetNews September 25, 2008 Judy Mottl |
ISPs Vow Self-Regulation to Curb Data Misuse In the wake of the NebuAd uproar, Verizon, AT&T and Time Warner act before the government steps in, while pointing fingers at privacy abuses elsewhere. |
InternetNews December 20, 2007 Kenneth Corbin |
FTC Approves Google/DoubleClick Merger The Federal Trade Commission approved Google's acquisition of DoubleClick today. |
InternetNews April 20, 2007 Roy Mark |
Google-DoubleClick Raise Red Privacy Flags Online privacy groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission today seeking to block Google's $3.1 billion bid for online advertising firm DoubleClick unless the world's largest search engine agrees to greater consumer privacy protections. |
Search Engine Watch April 2, 2003 Danny Sullivan |
Search Privacy At Google & Other Search Engines This article examines what Google and other search engines record about your searches. |
JavaWorld January 2001 Thomas E. Davis & Craig Walker |
Take control of the servlet environment, Part 3 Browser cookies are wolves in sheep's clothing. Developers use these incredibly simple and useful mechanisms to create Web-based applications that rely on the persistence of sessions. However, cookies feature an odd little problem in relation to subdomains... |
PC World November 2001 Scott Spanbauer |
Internet Tips: Free Tool Nabs Web Bugs Stalk and block clear-GIF Web bugs, use IE's P3P to crumble cookies, e-mail long URLs with ease... |
InternetNews July 10, 2009 Kenneth Corbin |
Online Ad Regulation a Threat to Journalism? As online privacy debate heats up in Washington, opponents of regulation make the case that better ads bankroll quality content. |