Google: Privacy
Is Facebook the only platform using 2FA for ad targeting purposes?
After Facebook confirmed it used two-factor authentication phone numbers to target ads, we questioned if other platforms did the same. Here's...
Google tells Congress approved third-party apps can scan Gmail data
In a letter to members of the Senate Commerce Committee, Google acknowledged that it allows app developers to scan and compile details from...
As Google opts out of Senate Intelligence hearings, group sets up Google account posing as Russian troll company — again
The advocacy group undermines Google's claims that its systems are robust and can quickly detect and take down fake accounts....
Google, IAB Europe still negotiating GDPR Consent Framework implementation
Google has yet to launch its consent management...
New report: Facebook and Google among tech firms lobbying Congress for ‘kinder’ federal data privacy laws
The companies want pro-business federal rules that will override stringent state privacy laws like California's recently passed...
Sizmek unveils unified ad serving platform it says can replace Google’s walled garden
The platform gives advertisers access to its AI-powered DSP, along with the company's DMP and dedicated ad...
Google updates ‘Ad Settings’ to allow users to turn off targeting signals
Google is also extending 'Why this ad?' notices to all services that display Google Ads, including YouTube, Google Play, Gmail, Maps and partner...
Google bows to publisher pressure to uncap vendor limit for its CMP, Funding Choices
Publishers can now gather consent for an unlimited number of adtech vendors across their supply...
Google to join IAB Europe’s Transparency and Consent Framework
But questions and concerns about Google's GDPR-compliance plans and guidance to publishers remain as the company prepares for a meeting with...
Google issues updated GDPR guidance to publishers on how to gain consent from users
Despite publishers' claims that some of Google's policies are self-serving, the company asserts it is in line with...
Google rolls out new ID requirements for US political ads
Due to increased scrutiny of how these ads affect users and voters, company says more transparency intiatives are to...
Senators introduce privacy ‘bill of rights’ to protect consumer data
The CONSENT Act would require edge providers to comply with FTC-regulated data protection...
Consumer groups file FTC complaint against YouTube for collecting kids’ personal data without parental consent
Twenty-three consumer watchdog groups say Google is not making any effort to comply with...
Google’s steps toward GDPR surrounded by questions
The tech giant wants publishers to get and manage user consent, which apparently Google wants to...
Over a year out from P&G’s ultimatum: Are brands any safer? Is programmatic ad buying any more transparent?
In the absence of significant progress, marketers indicate that ad dollars may -- at least temporarily -- migrate back to...
A new era: Mobile-location tracking, user consent and government surveillance
A US Supreme Court case being heard this week will determine if police need a warrant to access mobile user location history....
Google thaws (a little) on defamation cases
Would-be-legal remedies for online reputation issues are still up in the air, explains contributor Chris Silver Smith, arguing that it may be...
EU proposes privacy rules that extend to Gmail, Facebook Messenger, Skype
Consent rules could limit consumer data collection for ad targeting by messaging, email and phone service...
Hulu has joined this list of major platforms that ignore Do Not Track requests
Out of 14 major web platforms, only Medium, Pinterest, Reddit and Yahoo respond to Do Not Track requests, though not...
Google’s new My Activity and Ads Personalization seek to make ads better, provide more user control over data
A pragmatic mix of good policy and self-interest, My Activity and Ads Personalization give users more control and help enable more sophisticated...