Fahad HMay 17, 20183 min readQuestions remain about GDPR enforcement in the US as the compliance deadline inches closerIf you read these pages regularly, you know that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a European law that governs the handling...
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...
Fahad HMay 14, 20181 min readGoogle issues updated GDPR guidance to publishers on how to gain consent from usersCookieChoices, to include new tips and suggestions to advertisers and publishers in advance of the May 25 deadline for enforcement of the...
Fahad HMay 10, 20181 min readAs GDPR approaches, marketers are moving away from their reliance on third-party dataGDPR) soon to be in full force, marketers are looking to move away from their reliance on third-party data. GDPR is a set of sweeping...
Fahad HApr 25, 20182 min readFacebook continues to refine its app data & ad-targeting safety measuresFacebook continues to shore up its user safety measures on a number of fronts. Yesterday, the site announced several changes to its API...
Fahad HApr 25, 20181 min readTwitter updates TOS and privacy policy to comply with GDPRThe post, titled “Continuing Our Commitments to Privacy & Transparency,” comes in advance of the May 25, 2018, deadline for complying...
Fahad HApr 20, 20181 min readMarTech Today’s GDPR guide for marketers is now availableGDPR) draws near, you may find yourself wondering what a European Union (EU) law has to do with you. The short answer is: everything....
Fahad HApr 18, 20182 min readFacebook reopens review process for Instant Games & Messenger appsAfter hitting the pause button on app reviews following the Cambridge Analytica firestorm, Facebook has announced that it is reopening...
Fahad HApr 17, 20181 min readMore companies announce GDPR compliance efforts as the deadline for enforcement loomsGDPR) — a sweeping set of European Union (EU) rules that govern the handling of EU citizens’ data — goes into effect, we’re seeing a...
Fahad HApr 11, 20182 min readFacebook confronts class action lawsuit on behalf of 70M usersYesterday, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified for more than five hours before a joint hearing of the Senate Judiciary and Commerce...
Fahad HApr 8, 20181 min readSurvey: Chasm exists between brands and consumers on data privacyDismissed by many digerati several years ago, privacy has come roaring back as an existential challenge for online publishers and digital...
Fahad HApr 5, 20181 min read9 steps you can take now to get prepared for GDPRGDPR), time is running out. When the sweeping European Union (EU) legislation goes into effect on May 25, entities that process the data...
Fahad HApr 4, 20182 min readFacebook is now giving users the option to remove apps in bulkFacebook has rolled out a new option that allows users to remove apps in bulk from their profile settings. The new feature, which is...
Fahad HMar 30, 20186 min readReaction: Advertisers cautiously optimistic after Facebook says it’s pulling third-party targeOn Thursday, Facebook said it would be phasing out the use of third-party data for ad targeting on the platform over the next six months....
Fahad HMar 28, 20182 min readReport: Facebook on lobbyist hiring spreeAs Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg considers whether to testify before a Senate committee next month, Facebook is reportedly adding...
Fahad HMar 26, 20181 min readSenate Judiciary Committee asks CEOs of Facebook, Google, Twitter to testify on privacyAnd now the hearings. Earlier today, the Senate Judiciary Committee announced that it’s seeking testimony from Facebook, Google and...
Fahad HMar 26, 20183 min readAfter a week of crisis and mea culpas from Facebook, assessing the threats and exposureSince the Cambridge Analytica data mining revelations that broke a little over a week ago, a lot has happened. After initially seeking to...
Fahad HMar 23, 20182 min readFacebook quietly removes ad filter to target users based on their relationship preferencesFacebook has quietly removed an ad filter that enabled advertisers to create campaigns targeting users based on their relationship...
Fahad HMar 21, 20181 min readTwitter chief information security officer reportedly exitingTwitter’s chief information security officer is reportedly leaving the company. According to The Verge, sources say Twitter Chief...
Fahad HMar 21, 20183 min readFacebook’s Zuckerberg finally responds to Cambridge Analytica scandal, announces changes“We have a responsibility to protect your data, and, if we can’t, then we don’t deserve to serve you. I’ve been working to understand...
