Fahad HSep 4, 20192 min readState AGs prepare to announce antitrust investigation against Google, potentially othersA forthcoming investigation involving more than 20 states attorneys general puts further legal pressure on Google and potentially other...
Fahad HAug 27, 20193 min readWhy marketers should embrace data privacy, not view it as an obstacle“What would happen if marketers embraced privacy as a value of the company?” This was the question posed to me by Duane Schulz, principal...
Fahad HAug 23, 20192 min readApple’s WebKit outlines cross-site tracking crackdown, will block advertisers who try to bypasApple’s WebKit team published its tracking prevention policy last week, outlining its stance against technologies designed to track user...
Fahad HAug 21, 20193 min readConsumers believe brands benefit more from personal data sharing than they doThere are an increasing number of surveys about data privacy — now coming almost weekly. These studies help gauge consumer sentiment but...
Fahad HJul 10, 20192 min readMost consumers believe online privacy is impossible, survey findsCall it privacy fatalism, but people appear increasingly resigned to an internet in which privacy is “impossible.” As a consequence, they...
Fahad HJun 4, 20192 min read‘Just once’ location sharing, ‘sign-in with Apple’ give users more control oApple is doubling down on privacy as a differentiator against Android. Yesterday at Apple’s WWDC conference the company emphasized...
Fahad HMay 24, 20194 min readIs GDPR working? Brave’s Johnny Ryan says it’s starting to, and marketers must heed the Tomorrow is the one year anniversary of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The landmark law created a unified,...
Fahad HMar 13, 20194 min readMarketers say they’ll adapt to a changing FacebookLast week, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg shared his vision for the company’s coming privacy-focused, unified messaging and social...
Fahad HJan 2, 20195 min readHacking and phishing will increase in 2019: What digital marketers need to knowMost people with any knowledge of the online tech industry are aware that cybercrime is a significant problem, but far fewer understand...
Fahad HDec 11, 20184 min readHow to vaccinate your data from potential exposureJust as our bodies need a balanced diet, exercise and regular check-ups to stay in optimum condition, data needs routine maintenance,...
Fahad HNov 28, 20184 min readData privacy: Will the industry emerge stronger following the Facebook fallout?Facebook has undergone a tumultuous period of self-examination in 2018 with the departure of the founders of WhatsApp and Instagram just...
Fahad HOct 24, 20182 min readGoogle lets users delete search data & control ad settings from Google Search pageGoogle updated its user privacy controls on Wednesday, allowing users to delete their search activity — and control the ads the see —...
Fahad HAug 14, 20183 min readAP: Google collects location data when ‘Location History’ is turned offYesterday, the AP reported that Google collects user location data regardless of user Location History settings: Google wants to know...
Fahad HAug 13, 20181 min readThe United States finally starts to talk about data privacy legislationBut what is the US doing about data privacy on its own turf? And what do marketers think about those efforts? The Department of Commerce...
Fahad HJun 27, 20185 min readTwitter now removing 214% more spammy accounts YoY as it ramps up efforts against bad actorsEarlier this year, Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, along with three other executives who head up the company’s product and security teams,...
Fahad HJun 14, 20182 min readSnapchat’s new Snap Kit app developer platform designed to safeguard user privacySnapchat is launching a new developer platform called Snap Kit for app integrations. The platform includes four integration options —...
Fahad HJun 4, 20183 min readFacebook faces more scrutiny, this time for sharing user data with device makersFacebook is under fire once again for mishandling user data, this time charged with sharing information with at least 60 device makers,...
Fahad HMay 23, 20181 min readThe story of data, Part 3: Who owns it?Seems like a no-brainer: People own their own personal data. Or do they? Once a person shares their data, ownership becomes much murkier....
Fahad HMay 15, 20182 min readAustralian privacy regulators examining Google’s Android location-data collectionEuropean privacy moves are having a ripple effect around the globe. Reuters reported earlier today that Google now faces an investigation...
Fahad HMay 14, 20182 min readFacebook says it has suspended 200 apps for possible misuse of dataLJZ / Shutterstock.com Since suspending Cambridge Analytica for using an app to exploit user information nearly two months ago, Facebook...
