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The surveillance advertising to financial fraud pipeline (29 Sept 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

Cory Doctorow1 year ago022 mins

Pluralistic: The surveillance advertising to financial fraud pipeline (29 Sept 2023) Today’s links The surveillance advertising to financial fraud pipeline: Finding suckers is the one thing ad-targeting is good at. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. This day in history: 2003, 2008, 2013, 2018, 2022 Colophon: Recent publications, upcoming/recent appearances, current writing projects, current…

FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power | Federal Trade Commission

FTC1 year ago08 mins

The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general today sued Amazon.com, Inc. alleging that the online retail and technology company is a monopolist that uses a set of interlocking anticompetitive and unfair strategies to illegally maintain its monopoly power. The FTC and its state partners say Amazon’s actions allow it to stop rivals and…

An update on web publisher controls

Danielle Romain1 year ago02 mins

Over the years advances in AI have enhanced our products, benefiting the people who use them, web content creators, and the overall web ecosystem. The rapid growth and development of generative AI tools is helping web publishers connect with their audiences more easily and creatively than ever before. We’re committed to developing AI responsibly, guided…

Why Major SSPs Monetize the Majority of the Web’s Low-Quality Websites

Catherine Perloff1 year ago09 mins

Despite the industry’s efforts, low-quality supply continues to be a regular component of the programmatic supply chain, according to July’s Jounce Media report, which found that top supply-side platforms (SSPs) often sell as much inventory from premium publishers as sub-premium. Inventory classified as sub-premium includes made-for-advertising sites, non-viewable ad placement, and inventory that could only…

New York Bans Geofencing Near Health Care Facilities

Catherine Perloff1 year ago07 mins

New York is prohibiting advertisers from geofencing health care facilities, according to a new provision in the state budget passed in May. As a result, it’s becoming harder for advertisers, who want to use location or health care data, to maintain performance while still abiding by the law. Geofencing is a technology that lets companies…

VPPA: the New — yet Old — Privacy Legal Threat to Major Brands

Ryan Joe, Lara O'Reilly1 year ago09 mins

Brands like Chick-Fil-A and Geico are being accused of violating 1980s privacy law the VPPA. Companies that use online tracking codes like Meta Pixel or Google Analytics are potentially at risk. It can cost companies millions of dollars to resolve these cases. Broadcasters have long been wary of running afoul of a 1988 privacy law…

Opinion: The misuse of personal data is everywhere. Here’s one measure that fights back – Los Angeles Times

Roger McNamee1 year ago09 mins

The United States has no national privacy law. What it has instead is a laissez-faire policy that allows businesses and governments to harvest all manner of data and use it in any way they choose. While many Americans are aware of the harm caused by social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram, they are generally…

Government Workers Cannot Be Fired for Their Political Views – The Atlantic

Birthright Citizenship Is a Sacred Guarantee – The Atlantic

Comic Book Publisher Drops Neil Gaiman Amid Sexual Misconduct Allegations – The New York Times

I Saw What New, Young Post-MAGA Trump Supporters Look Like

Scores of career State Dept. diplomats resign before Trump inauguration – The Washington Post

Neo-Nazis Love the Nazi-Like Salutes Elon Musk Made at Trump’s Inauguration | WIRED

January 2025

The surveillance advertising to financial fraud pipeline (29 Sept 2023) – Pluralistic: Daily links from Cory Doctorow

FTC Sues Amazon for Illegally Maintaining Monopoly Power | Federal Trade Commission

An update on web publisher controls

Why Major SSPs Monetize the Majority of the Web’s Low-Quality Websites

New York Bans Geofencing Near Health Care Facilities

VPPA: the New — yet Old — Privacy Legal Threat to Major Brands

Opinion: The misuse of personal data is everywhere. Here’s one measure that fights back – Los Angeles Times