Category: Internet Policy

Tucked away at the bottom of almost all websites is an important – and often overlooked – document about how the website will treat the personal information of the people who visit that website: the “Privacy Policy” or “Privacy Notice.” Certain industries, including banking, health care, and education, are subject to federal privacy requirements that

Over the past two weeks, I have blogged about Online Behavioral Advertising (“OBA”), a practice that allows advertisers to target particular ads to Internet users based on perceived buying interests, and the attendant market for the collected marketing data – huge. There has been some public outcry following the recent decision by Congress to overturn

Last week I blogged about Online Behavioral Advertising (“OBA”), a practice that allows advertisers to target particular ads to Internet users based on perceived buying interests. The driver behind OBA is data collection by third-parties about consumer behavior online. The same week, Congress voted down the FCC’s Obama-era efforts to require certain Internet service providers