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 HApr 24, 20189 min read7 ways protections for online content are being erodedIn the end, the law in question (the Fighting Online Sex Trafficking Act, or FOSTA) was defined narrowly enough to fix the targeted...
Fahad HApr 23, 20181 min readWFA to brands: Go beyond GDPR for online data transparencymanifesto calling for brands to put their customers first when processing data. The global group issued its plea today, a little over a...
Fahad HApr 20, 20181 min readFacebook to change terms of service for members outside Europe ahead of GDPRThe move, reported by Reuters today, comes as the EU prepares to begin enforcing the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) next...
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 9, 20183 min readFacebook announces election-based independent research initiative as part of its continuing hearts aToday, Facebook announced it had initiated a new independent research project seeking to determine social media’s impact on elections....
Fahad HApr 9, 20183 min readConsumer groups file FTC complaint against YouTube for collecting kids’ personal data without A coalition of 23 consumer groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission charging YouTube with violating the Children’s...
Fahad HApr 6, 20183 min readFacebook to require authorization and labeling on all political and ‘issue’ ads, verificCambridge Analytica misused Facebook user data. In a blog post Friday, Facebook executives Rob Goldman and Alex Himel announced several...
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 CEO Mark Zuckerberg says the company does not plan to apply GDPR globallysaid Tuesday that Facebook had no immediate plans to apply all of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) globally, according to a...
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 22, 20183 min readAnti-sex trafficking law opposed by many internet companies likely to pass this weekMost people will agree that online sex trafficking should be stopped. However, a new bill aimed at doing that, which is likely to be...
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 14, 20181 min readReport: France suing Google, Apple over mobile developer contract termsFrench Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire says the country will take Apple and Google to court over mobile developer contracts. The move is...
Fahad HMar 1, 20182 min readEurope to tech giants: Remove ‘illegal content’ within one hourThe European Commission (EC) earlier today issued guidelines and recommendations for the rapid removal of “illegal content” from websites...
Fahad HJan 24, 20182 min readBurger King Whopper-splains net neutrality’s repeal in new adTrying to explain to people why the repeal of net neutrality is an important issue is like trying to force-feed brussels sprouts to a...
Fahad HJan 4, 20181 min readHow much will privacy regulation disrupt the local search market in 2018?Most marketing professionals don’t give much thought to the regulatory climate. In the US, unlike Europe, privacy laws are largely...
Fahad HJan 2, 20181 min readSocial networks to face huge fines in Germany for not removing ‘illegal content’ in 24 hAs of yesterday, Germany began to enforce its anti-hate speech and illegal content law (“NetzDG”), originally passed in mid-2017. It...
Fahad HDec 26, 20174 min readFacebook could prevent age-discriminating job ads if it wanted toThe ways in which Facebook’s advertising tools can be misused — and the fact that Facebook doesn’t guard them against such misuse —...
Fahad HSep 28, 20171 min readCSEs will compete head-on with Google Shopping in EU search resultsStarting Wednesday, Comparison Shopping Engines/Services (CSEs) such as Kelkoo, Shopzilla and Twenga will be able to run product listing...
