Behavioural Targeting » FTC http://www.behavioural-targeting.com/blog Interactive Advertising by Alain Sanjaume Thu, 15 Apr 2010 16:20:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 FTC Grapples With Privacy At Roundtable With Industry Professionals, Privacy Advocates, Academics http://www.behavioural-targeting.com/blog/2009/12/07/ftc-grapples-with-privacy-at-roundtable-with-industry-professionals-privacy-advocates-academics/ http://www.behavioural-targeting.com/blog/2009/12/07/ftc-grapples-with-privacy-at-roundtable-with-industry-professionals-privacy-advocates-academics/#comments Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:28:38 +0000 James http://www.behavioural-targeting.com/blog/?p=904 Federal Trade Commission member Pamela Jones Harbour on Monday called for a sweeping law to address both online and offline data collection.

« The United States needs comprehensive privacy legislation, » Harbour said at an FTC roundtable on privacy.

« Behavioral targeting represents just one aspect of a multifaceted privacy conundrum, »

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]]> http://www.behavioural-targeting.com/blog/2009/12/01/privacy-education-%e2%80%93-do-something/feed/ 0 The FTC and online advertising http://www.behavioural-targeting.com/blog/2009/08/24/facebook-targeted-ad-crosses-the-creepy-line/ http://www.behavioural-targeting.com/blog/2009/08/24/facebook-targeted-ad-crosses-the-creepy-line/#comments Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:28:31 +0000 James http://www.behavioural-targeting.com/blog/?p=693 The decision on whether the government should force sites that collect personal data to get consumers to opt in whenever they visit the site might be nearing its conclusion.

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