A coalition of privacy activists wants the FTC to do something about tracking consumer online activity, but that’s just the tip of the iceburg. The following quote is from the report “Consumer Rights ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — European officials widened a ban on Meta’s “behavioral advertising” practices to most of Europe on Wednesday, setting up a broader conflict between the continent’s ...

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently published a somewhat tweaked set of self-regulation guidelines for companies collecting information on the actions of Internet users for the purpose of ...

Meta has been temporarily banned from running behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram in Norway — unless it obtains users’ consent to the processing. The urgent order of provisional measures ...

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA), the country's data privacy watchdog, has banned behavioral advertising on Meta's Facebook and Instagram social networks. The ban prohibits the practice ...

When you watch a video on Instagram, the app's algorithms are also watching you. As you scroll, they are hoovering up information to figure out what makes you tick—not only to show you content that ...

AT&T’s chief privacy officer told U.S. lawmakers Thursday that the company does not engage in behavioral advertising, but the company has apparently used the controversial technology to sell its ...

This much is certain: On Sunday afternoon, bipartisan lawmakers released a discussion draft of a broad national privacy bill that would override many state laws. What ...

The Norwegian Data Protection Authority (DPA) is set to impose a temporary ban on Meta carrying out behavioral advertising on Facebook and Instagram using the personal information of users in the ...

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday proposed new restrictions on companies' ability to use behavioral advertising techniques to serve ads to children under 13. The proposal effectively would ...

Andy Atherton is COO of Brand.net, an online advertising network. A senior agency executive who manages the digital account for an Ad Age 50 CPG manufacturer recently delivered the best line I have ...

Seven reasons to care about online behavior tracking. Nov. 6, 2010— -- If you've never been targeted by an ad because of your online behavior, then you're probably just not paying much attention.