Fahad HMar 21, 20181 min readFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg expected to address Cambridge Analytica data use within next 24 hoursFacebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will be making a statement within the next 24 hours, after several days of silence since the company’s data...
Fahad HMar 21, 20182 min readFacebook chief security officer reportedly resigns amid data controversyFollowing Facebook’s suspension of Cambridge Analytica, the analytics firm charged with exploiting Facebook user data, the social...
Fahad HJan 29, 20181 min readFacebook steps up privacy education, shares ‘privacy principles’ for first timeAmid ongoing scrutiny and ahead of the May 2018 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline in Europe, Facebook is undertaking a...
Fahad HJan 19, 20181 min readNearly 80% of consumers would end brand relationship over unauthorized data usageAs we approach implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in Europe and brace for its repercussions in the US,...
Fahad HDec 21, 20174 min readEquifax and beyond: How data breaches shaped 2017With so much data being collected, stored and used, it was inevitable that breaches would be on the rise. The year 2017 saw more...
Fahad HNov 27, 20172 min readA new era: Mobile-location tracking, user consent and government surveillanceLast week, Quartz reported that Google has been collecting user and cell-tower location data even when people have turned location...
Fahad HAug 15, 20172 min readFTC-Uber data settlement subjects company to privacy audits for next 20 yearsUber has settled a privacy complaint brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), charging that it failed to sufficiently protect...
Fahad HJul 25, 20172 min readEuropean regulators turning up the heat on Facebook, other social sites to modify termsGoogle’s recent $2.7 billion antitrust fine in Europe had a material impact on its quarterly earnings. The possibility of additional...
Fahad HJul 6, 20172 min readHere’s why marketers should not ignore this Supreme Court caseThe massive flow of data emanating from mobile phones and sent by carriers into the ad and marketing ecosystem could hit a blockade in...
Fahad HApr 18, 20171 min readSanity check: One year until GDPRWith just over a year left until the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) goes live, it’s time for the industry focus to move...
Fahad HApr 18, 20172 min readSurvey: Consumers willing to share personal data for deals, better customer serviceConsumer surveys have repeatedly shown the public’s ambivalence about digital privacy. When there’s a clear value exchange or concrete...
Fahad HApr 13, 20171 min readWhat the GDPR means for your businessBy now, most companies who do any business in the EU are aware of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which was approved by...
Fahad HApr 3, 20172 min readISPs and mobile carriers vow not to sell user browsing histories — for nowLast week, Congress voted to overturn online privacy rules created by the Obama FCC, which had not yet gone into effect. The rules...
Fahad HMar 27, 20172 min readHow changes to consumer privacy law might impact marketers and martechTVs are “spying” on us, and so are sex toys. The Senate also just reversed an Obama-FCC rule that imposed limits on what ISPs and...
Fahad HMar 21, 20172 min readGoogle thaws (a little) on defamation casesGoogle’s recent freeze on granting defamation removal requests has thawed a little. Even so, the company’s actions around harmful and...
Fahad HMar 21, 20171 min readWhat is the GDPR, and why should martech care?Privacy is a complex issue, and opinions on the subject often depend on the perspective it is viewed from. I’m a passionate privacy...
Fahad HMar 17, 20171 min readGoogle, Facebook to face large fines in Europe unless they change policiesGoogle, Facebook and several other large US-based internet sites have had a tense relationship with EU regulators, who see many of their...
Fahad HFeb 24, 20173 min readAmazon: Virtual assistants and AI robots have free speech rights, tooIn George Orwell’s classic dystopian novel, “1984,” every house is equipped with a Telescreen, a monitoring device enabling government...
Fahad HFeb 14, 20171 min readReady for GDPR? This white paper points you in the right directionIt’s February, 2017. Do you know where your GDPR plans are? On May 25 of next year, the General Data Protection Regulation goes into...
Fahad HFeb 6, 20173 min readTV maker VIZIO fined $2M for no-consent tracking of consumer viewing habitsSmart TV maker VIZIO will pay a $2.2 million penalty based on the improper collection of consumer viewing habits and data without...
