In Brief: Osano raises $11M and guarantees it will cover any customer privacy regulation penalties up to US$200,000
The promise applies only to paying customers and for a penalty that occurs while using their platform.
The promise applies only to paying customers and for a penalty that occurs while using their platform.
Widespread outrage resulting from a Wall Street Journal report including research from in-house documents showing Facebook knows Instagram is harmful to teens, but is advancing its Instagram for Kids program anyway, has caused the company to retrench – though only to pause the program for ages up to 13. Those older, the company says, would have expanded parental oversight. Critics, including members of Congress investigating the issues, fear this will not mitigate the problem for teens, who according to Facebook researchers, said Instagram exacerbates image issues, anxiety and depression, particularly in teen... Read More >
The glasses have a voice-activated camera that can be told by the wearer to take photos or short videos of other people.
Procrastinators of the world can throw a party whenever they get around to it: Google has once more pushed back complete third-party cookie deprecation. The new target is “early next year.” Reasons for the delay include concerns expressed by U.K. data regulator Information Commissioner’s Office, an ongoing inquiry by the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, and widespread discontent in the advertising ecosystem.