The Evidon Weekly Digest 5/23/12
Last week's privacy news was mixed. Twitter made public their support for the Do Not Track header ahead of their announcement of their new “Tailored Suggestions” functionality. Also, as part of a long string of articles
leading up to the approaching May 26th ePrivacy Directive deadline, Econsultancy ran a great article (penned by
Colin) reminding readers that the so-called “Cookie Law” doesn’t just apply to cookies, but also to other tracking elements. Finally, regarding the deadline, there were many articles that either claimed the ICO would do nothing to enforce the Directive, or claimed that it would go over the top with fines.
We also have an exciting announcement to make: we've partnered with the video ad management platform VINDICO to provide in-ad privacy solutions. You can read the press release here.
EU e-Privacy Directive: don't call it a cookie law – Econsultancy –The deadline for the e-Privacy Directive is fast approaching. While the subject has generated significant attention across Europe, the word 'cookie' continues to dominate the headlines.
Twitter Won't Collect Tweet-Button Data When Users Activate Do-Not-Track – MediaPost – Twitter has joined the growing roster of Web companies that have promised to honor users' browser-based do-not-track requests.
47% of marketers aren’t confident their efforts to gain consumer consent for cookies – The Drum – With the cookie law coming into enforcement on Saturday, the DMA has discovered that 47% of marketers aren’t confident their efforts to gain consumer consent for cookies on their devices will meet the new requirements of the ePrivacy Directive.
Facebook hit with $15 billion class action user tracking lawsuit – ZDNet – Facebook is once again being sued for tracking its users even after they logout of the service. The latest class action lawsuit demands $15 billion from Facebook for violating federal wiretap laws.
Cookies: Majority of government sites to miss deadline – BBC –Ahead of a nationwide deadline over regulating the use of cookies, the BBC has learned that the "majority" of the UK government's own websites will fail to comply in time.
ICO to issue warning to government departments 'within days' over EU cookie law – PC Advisor – David Smith, deputy commissioner at the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has said that government departments will feature on a list of the top websites due to receive a letter of warning from the regulator over non-compliance with new EU cookie laws 'within days'.
Colin) reminding readers that the so-called “Cookie Law” doesn’t just apply to cookies, but also to other tracking elements. Finally, regarding the deadline, there were many articles that either claimed the ICO would do nothing to enforce the Directive, or claimed that it would go over the top with fines.
We also have an exciting announcement to make: we've partnered with the video ad management platform VINDICO to provide in-ad privacy solutions. You can read the press release here.
EU e-Privacy Directive: don't call it a cookie law – Econsultancy –The deadline for the e-Privacy Directive is fast approaching. While the subject has generated significant attention across Europe, the word 'cookie' continues to dominate the headlines.
Twitter Won't Collect Tweet-Button Data When Users Activate Do-Not-Track – MediaPost – Twitter has joined the growing roster of Web companies that have promised to honor users' browser-based do-not-track requests.
47% of marketers aren’t confident their efforts to gain consumer consent for cookies – The Drum – With the cookie law coming into enforcement on Saturday, the DMA has discovered that 47% of marketers aren’t confident their efforts to gain consumer consent for cookies on their devices will meet the new requirements of the ePrivacy Directive.
Facebook hit with $15 billion class action user tracking lawsuit – ZDNet – Facebook is once again being sued for tracking its users even after they logout of the service. The latest class action lawsuit demands $15 billion from Facebook for violating federal wiretap laws.
Cookies: Majority of government sites to miss deadline – BBC –Ahead of a nationwide deadline over regulating the use of cookies, the BBC has learned that the "majority" of the UK government's own websites will fail to comply in time.
ICO to issue warning to government departments 'within days' over EU cookie law – PC Advisor – David Smith, deputy commissioner at the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), has said that government departments will feature on a list of the top websites due to receive a letter of warning from the regulator over non-compliance with new EU cookie laws 'within days'.