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Integral Ad Science’s survey of more than 1100 US consumers and nearly 350 media digital media experts confirmed heightened concerns about privacy in advertising and the need to manage expectations and maximize success. Ninety-nine percent of consumers surveyed agreed online privacy is important when browsing online, but only half felt confident their data was secure. Interestingly 52% placed the onus on themselves for security. And, while 57% were uncomfortable receiving targeted ads, they admited to still being very likely to act on those ads (66% said they’d visit the sites, and... Read More >

Google flagged two US fathers for child abuse after the parents sent photos to their child’s pediatrician to diagnose their sons’ illnesses.  This raises significant concern, since these are almost certainly not isolated cases and there was no intermediate step provided by Google to be able to check validity before misinformation was shared with authorities.

The ruling from an Austrian high court deemed the company not liable for defamatory content on websites it provides links to.

This adds to concerns raised by India’s decision to table its data privacy law initiative.

The technology allows this data to stay distributed in its protected environment, while enabling collaboration between parties.

The California suit claims advertisers can use phone numbers and email address data to identify customer behavior and identity.