In Brief: U.S. House Democrats have proposed $1B for new FTC bureau to improve data security and privacy
The new agency’s mandate would be to address unfair or deceptive data practices and to improve data security and guard against identity theft.
The new agency’s mandate would be to address unfair or deceptive data practices and to improve data security and guard against identity theft.
Mark Zuckerberg had touted a plan to provide researchers data on how people interacted with posts and links on the platform to allow analysis of misinformation on the site. Turns out, Facebook only provided data selectively on half the users that were intended, so researchers had an inaccurate view.
In case you spent the weekend in a cave or otherwise cut off from world news: a US district court judge on Friday ordered Apple to let companies in the App Store accept payments outside of Apple’s in-app purchase system, which charges a 30% commission. The change could cut billions of dollars from Apple profits. The decision is sure to be appealed but it’s still a rare victory for the rebels against Big Tech.
Adobe is running its Summit conference this week, which means lots of product announcements. Real-Time CDP has its share, including customer segments created by generative AI and various types of integrations with Merkle, Epsilon, LiveRamp, Adobe Commerce, Marketo Engage, Amazon Ads, and TikTok. They also announced general availability of Privacy and Security Shield, a package of privacy features including HIPAA support.