Violet Blue writes: I got a little too excited when the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) chief called Adblock Plus (ABP) “an unethical, immoral, mendacious coven of techie wannabes.” I immediately wanted to know when the next coven meeting was and how many stars to sew onto my witch cape. The chief’s accusations of heresy came after ABP…
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Man suing Google, YouTube after his daughter posts nasty videos
John Turk reports: An Oakland County man is suing Internet giants YouTube and Google after YouTube refused to remove disparaging videos posted by his daughter, who is part of a group many call a cult, attorneys said in a recent filing. Rochester resident Rick Frazier filed against the video company — which is owned by…
Scary New Ways the Internet Profiles You
Scott Allan Morrison writes: …. now, new cross-device technologies are enabling the advertising industry to combine all our information streams into a single comprehensive profile by linking each of us to our desktop, mobile phone, and iPad. Throw in wearable devices like a Fitbit, connected TVs, and the Internet of Things, and the concept of…
Twitter Finds Followers in Suit Against DOJ
Ross Todd reports: A coalition of technology companies is backing Twitter Inc.’s legal push to expand what companies can divulge about government surveillance requests in national security investigations. In an amici curiae brief filed on Friday, a group that includes the operators of WordPress, Medium, Reddit, and Wikipedia contend that their free speech rights are…