The Digital Signage Federation has released privacy standards. From the introduction: The Digital Signage Federation (DSF) believes the time is right for an industry-wide commitment to strong privacy and transparency standards. Such standards can help preserve public trust in digital signage and set the stage for a new era of consumer-friendly interactive marketing. Incorporating privacy…
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Illinois Attorney General sues marketing firm for selling fraudulent customer lists
Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against an Illinois marketing firm alleging it sold to businesses “lead lists” of potential customers that it fraudulently claimed were verified and screened. Madigan’s lawsuit, filed in St. Clair County Circuit Court, charges that Ronnie Henderson, of Granite City, and Paula Caveny, of Edwardsville, and their business,…
Personal Privacy and the Right to Know – Editorial
This editorial about the case before the Supreme Court on whether corporations have the same privacy right as individuals with respect to Freedom of Information law appeared in yesterday’s New York Times: For 45 years, the Freedom of Information of Act has invigorated American democracy by obliging the executive branch to make public a splendid…
History Sniffing Code Collides With Privacy Concerns
E. Todd Presnell and Sepideh C. Khansari write: …History sniffing is now the centerpiece of a growing number of consumer class action lawsuits against name-brand companies seeking unspecified damages arising from invasion of privacy, common law tort claims, and statutory violations. And these history-sniffing actions and resulting lawsuits have attracted attention from other class action…