Grant Gross reports: Despite concerns from some privacy groups and U.S. lawmakers about behavioral advertising, most large advertising networks generally comply with a set of privacy and data-handling standards adopted by the Network Advertising Initiative a year ago, the NAI said in a report released Wednesday.The NAI’s first annual audit of its members privacy and…
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Pennsylvania Walmart Sued for Videotaping Employees, Customers in Bathroom
Nathalie Tadena reports: A Pennsylvania Walmart Supercenter videotaped employees and customers in a unisex bathroom, several former and current Walmart employees alleged in a lawsuit filed this week. Seven former and current employees from the Tire and Lube department at the Walmart in Easton, Pa., filed a lawsuit in county court against the Arkansas-based corporation…
NYS seeks to enjoin Great Date Now and Meet Over Drinks
New York State is seeking a fine and an injunction against Great Date Now and its affiliate Meet Over Drinks for allegedly engaging in illegal and fraudulent practices in its social referral business. According to the petition, made available by Courthouse News, Great Date Now engaged in a number of practices that violate NYS law,…
Two Consumer Groups Ask FTC to Block Google’s $750 Million Purchase of AdMob
Two consumer groups today asked the Federal Trade Commission to block Google’s $750 million deal to buy AdMob, a mobile advertising company, on anti-trust grounds. In addition, the groups said, the proposed acquisition raises privacy concerns that the Commission must address. In a joint letter to the FTC, Consumer Watchdog and the Center for Digital…