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InternetNews May 5, 2010	Advocacy Groups Slam House Privacy Bill Long-awaited draft of House privacy legislation appears, but leaves consumer advocacy groups warning about significant loopholes and enshrining current opt-out regime.
InternetNews February 13, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Advocates Blast FTC Guidelines on Web Privacy Agency refreshes self-regulatory best practices for behavioral targeting as privacy advocates call for tougher stance.
InternetNews March 13, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	The Privacy Debate Beyond Google-DoubleClick The debate over consumer privacy and behavioral targeting in online advertising is far from over.
InternetNews July 2, 2009 Christopher Saunders	Ad Groups Move to Regulate Web Tracking Key industry groups involved in Internet advertising are adopting a sweeping slate of consumer privacy measures in an effort to forestall legislation surrounding ad-targeting based on tracking online user behavior.
InternetNews July 10, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Online Ad Regulation a Threat to Journalism? As online privacy debate heats up in Washington, opponents of regulation make the case that better ads bankroll quality content.
InternetNews September 1, 2009	Consumer Groups Outline Privacy Law Wish List Privacy advocates pitch policy framework to House leaders drafting bill that could reshape online advertising.
PC Magazine August 1, 2009 Chloe Albanesius	Following Your Web Footsteps Does targeted advertising need to be regulated?
InternetNews January 28, 2010	New Consumer Privacy Bill In the Works Rick Boucher (D-Va.) says he's about to take a bill to the House that would give Internet users greater control over how much information they share with marketers, advertisers.
InternetNews April 11, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Groups Spar Over Behavioral Web Ads FTC gets an earful in response to its proposal for self-regulatory behavioral ad targeting.
InternetNews April 27, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	AT&T Says It Didn't Lie to Congress AT&T tries to set the record straight amid scrutiny over behavioral targeting after testimony in a House hearing last week.
InternetNews November 19, 2009	House Panel Moves Closer to Privacy Bill Lawmakers still struggling to find balance between protecting consumers without slowing commerce.
InternetNews November 5, 2009	Google, Ad Networks Tighten Privacy Controls New offerings provide more detailed access and control over online data collection.
InternetNews September 25, 2008 Judy Mottl	ISPs Vow Self-Regulation to Curb Data Misuse In the wake of the NebuAd uproar, Verizon, AT&T and Time Warner act before the government steps in, while pointing fingers at privacy abuses elsewhere.
InternetNews March 15, 2007 Roy Mark	A Charming Third Time For Anti-Spyware Bill? House panel backs Spy Act again despite two rejections from Senate. H.R. 964 would require an opt-in, notice and consent regime for adware or spyware that collects personally identifiable information from consumers.
InternetNews March 26, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Industry Responds to Online Ad Legislation A law pending in the New York State Assembly that would regulate the data-collection activities of online advertisers has drawn sharp attention from the largest Internet companies and concerned parties on both sides of the privacy debate.
InternetNews January 13, 2009 Judy Mottl	FTC Petition Asks for Mobile Data Scrutiny Advertising industry claims self regulation works for protecting consumer privacy.
InternetNews April 23, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Panel Begins Work on Online Privacy Law In NebuAd's shadow, lawmakers probe data-collection practices of ISPs as they debate just how far online privacy legislation should reach.
Search Engine Watch May 11, 2006 Jennifer Slegg	What's the Buzz Behind Behavioral Advertising? And why are search marketers so excited?
InternetNews March 18, 2010	FTC Raps Weak Privacy in the Cloud, Social Media FTC officials remain adamant that the current privacy regime isn't working They also remain coy about action they will take following Wednesday's third and final privacy workshop.
Bank Technology News August 2010 Michael Sisk	Online Ads to Spill Their Guts The financial services industry will soon come under regulatory reform for online advertising.
Information Today December 9, 2010 George H. Pike	FTC's 'Do Not Track' Proposal Elicits Strong Reactions The proposed tool would allow users to prevent web companies from tracking their browsing activities for marketing or other purposes.
CRM May 2012 Leonard Klie	White House Unveils Blueprint for a Privacy Bill of Rights Proposed legislation is a first step in the process to strengthen online consumer protections.
InternetNews July 19, 2007 Roy Mark	Long Inquiry Road Ahead For Google-DoubleClick A U.S. House subcommittee plans an additional inquiry into the proposed $3.1 billion merger between Google and DoubleClick.
PC World July 27, 2001 Cara Garretson	Should a Web Site's Privacy Policy be Set by Law? Tech leaders say they want the flexibility to write their own, but Congress leans otherwise...
InternetNews October 31, 2007 Lyle Deixler	Privacy Groups Seek 'Do Not Call' List for Web Ads Consumer privacy groups are pushing for increased regulatory oversight of online advertising, including a "Do Not Track" registry that would ban companies from tracking online users and targeting ads based on their activities.
InternetNews March 9, 2005 Roy Mark	House Continues Anti-Spyware Push Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously approves legislation, setting stage for full House vote to legislate spyware.
Search Engine Watch March 13, 2009 Frank Watson	Behavioral Targeting: Profiling or Perfecting User Experience Some see behavioral targeting as the ultimate marketing tool. Others see it as a gross invasion of privacy. As usual, the truth is likely to be found somewhere in the middle.
Information Today April 21, 2011 George H. Pike	House and Senate Propose Online Privacy 'Bill of Rights' Legislation The face of online privacy could change dramatically if legislation recently introduced in Congress becomes law.
InternetNews February 16, 2005 Roy Mark	House Cuts Cookies From SPY ACT With little fuss and no debate, a House subcommittee today amended an anti-spyware bill to clarify that the legislation does not cover third-party cookies.
InternetNews August 5, 2009	Facebook Tightens Ad Guidelines Facebook site folds privacy policies into ad guidelines, warning that violators will be booted from the site.
PC World April 16, 2001 David Clarke	Internet Privacy: A Matter of Competition? Privacy policy debate considers legislation, self-regulation, and letting the market decide...
InternetNews November 2, 2007	FTC Says Internet Ad Self-Regulation Falling Short Regulators scrutinize online advertising and the industry's data-collection and behavioral targeting efforts.
BusinessWeek July 2, 2009 Jon Fine	The Threat of an Online Privacy Bill Mandating that Web surfers "opt in" to cookies could kill the targeted-ad business. But Yahoo, Microsoft, and others could benefit
InternetNews November 6, 2007	Republicans Seek Privacy Hearing on Google Deal House members say a congressional hearing should be held to examine the privacy aspects of Google Inc's plan to buy advertising company DoubleClick.
InternetNews May 15, 2009 David Needle	Consumers Left in the Dark on Net Privacy Experts may debate whether there's more than meets the eye in online data collection, but they agree that Internet users need education.
InternetNews December 20, 2007 Kenneth Corbin	FTC Approves Google/DoubleClick Merger The Federal Trade Commission approved Google's acquisition of DoubleClick today.
InternetNews December 21, 2007 Sean Gallagher	With Google/DoubleClick Approved, is Privacy Dead? The Google-DoubleClick merger creates a uniquely large single lightning rod for privacy activists to get up in arms over.
InternetNews December 7, 2009	Yahoo Offers Ad-Targeting Privacy Controls As government regulators and privacy advocates circle, another Internet leader offers more clarity and control over user data collection for advertising.
InternetNews December 1, 2010	FTC Pushes 'Do Not Track' List for Web Privacy The Federal Trade Commission calls for Web companies and advertisers to implement a "do-not-track" registry for consumers.
InternetNews February 25, 2010	CTIA Calls for Location-Based Privacy Rules As the privacy debate turns to location-based services, wireless association seeks clarification from Congress on the rules for sharing data with law enforcement authorities.
InternetNews December 30, 2010	Looking Back on Web Privacy: 2010 Internet privacy was a favorite topic among regulators, lawmakers and advocacy groups, but for all the debate, how far did the government get toward reining in online data collection?
InternetNews November 30, 2007 Kenneth Corbin	Facebook Backpedals on Beacon Will Facebook's changes to its controversial advertising platform be enough to quiet the uproar over the alleged privacy violations?
InternetNews March 4, 2011 Kenneth Corbin	GOP Member to Press Self-Reg Web Privacy Bill Cliff Stearns of Florida, an old hand in the privacy debate, announced that he has developed a draft bill that would codify the self-regulatory approach to safeguarding consumers' information.
InternetNews November 7, 2007 Sean Gallagher	Facebook's Beacon Casts Light On Future Of Web Ads Facebook's new advertising program raises questions about user privacy and what traits and qualities qualify a company as a "real business."
PC World January 29, 2007 Dan Tynan	Watch Out for Online Ads That Watch You New Web ads respond to your activities and this has privacy advocates worried.
InternetNews June 24, 2004 Roy Mark	Anti-Spyware Bill Clears Committee Hurdle Bill sponsors amend anti-spyware measure to cure Internet 'cancer.'
InternetNews July 1, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Facebook Aims to Simplify Privacy Settings With the policy sharks circling, Facebook plans to offer new tools to give users clearer control over their privacy settings.
InternetNews November 2, 2006 Roy Mark	Ad Networks Violating Privacy? Two consumer advocacy groups want the Federal Trade Commission to investigate alleged unfair and deceptive practices by Internet advertising networks.
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