by Kate Kaye | Oct 28, 2021 | Media, privacy
Brains hooked up to machines by mad scientists. Tortured spirits stuck between this world and the next. Limp bodies force-fed to stay alive. Any of these creepy horror flick scenarios might be fitting to describe how Facebook treats deactivated accounts. Not only does...
by Kate Kaye | Oct 28, 2021 | Data Regulation, Media
Kill Your Algorithm is a two-part Digiday podcast special exploring the implications of a more aggressive Federal Trade Commission. Sometimes referred to as weak and toothless in past years, the FTC is sharpening its fangs under the tough new leadership of Chairwoman...
by Kate Kaye | Oct 23, 2021 | Data Regulation, Media
Kill Your Algorithm is a two-part Digiday podcast special exploring the implications of a more aggressive Federal Trade Commission. Sometimes referred to as weak and toothless in past years, the FTC is sharpening its fangs under the tough new leadership of Chairwoman...
by Kate Kaye | Oct 21, 2021 | Media, privacy
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has big ambitions to answer the cries from members of Congress and consumer privacy advocates to rein in big tech. However, the agency — which has just nine technologists — does not seem to be having much luck attracting and retaining...
by Kate Kaye | Oct 8, 2021 | Data Regulation, Media
As California gears up to write rules to enforce its privacy laws, the process will be led by an ad tracking critic who has spoken out against the email-based identity technologies currently flooding the ad tech market as replacements for cookies. Ashkan Soltani will...