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InternetNews December 2, 2010	Lawmakers Weigh Online Do-Not-Track Law Just a day after the Federal Trade Commission released a report advocated a do-not-track mechanism to block online traffic and protect privacy, a House panel explores what such a law might look like, with one member announcing plans to introduce a bill next session.
CIO September 23, 2010 Kim S. Nash	FTC Considers Allowing Consumers to Opt Out of Behavioral Marketing CIOs may need to handle another compliance issue with data-sharing restrictions under discussion.
InternetNews December 8, 2010	IE 9 to Include Do-Not-Track Privacy Choice Amid ongoing talk among policymakers of mandating a do-not-track mechanism in Web browsers, Microsoft tries to get ahead of the curve with the next release of Internet Explorer.
Information Today March 29, 2012	FTC Recommends Best Practices for Consumer Privacy Protection The final report sets forth best practices for businesses to protect the privacy of American consumers and to give them greater control over the collection and use of their personal data.
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 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.
Information Today November 5, 2007	Groups Urge FTC to Protect Consumer Privacy Online Nine privacy and consumer groups unveiled a consensus document outlining key consumer rights and protections they want to see implemented in the behavioral online advertising sector.
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 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.
InternetNews December 7, 2009	FTC Examines Passwords and Privacy in Ads Yet another signal that the federal government is inching toward a more active approach to a largely unregulated industry.
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 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.
InternetNews March 10, 2011	FTC, EU Look to Tighten Online Privacy Rules As officials from United States and Europe separately undertake sweeping reviews of Internet privacy regulations for marketers and Web companies, self-regulation is under fire.
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 April 19, 2010	Ad Groups to Ask Hill Leaders to Block FTC Growth Amid fears that an expanded rulemaking authority at the Federal Trade Commission could stifle online advertising and other developing marketing channels, industry groups plan to take their appeal to Senate leadership as financial regulatory reform bill heads to the floor.
InternetNews January 13, 2009 Judy Mottl	FTC Petition Asks for Mobile Data Scrutiny Advertising industry claims self regulation works for protecting consumer privacy.
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 November 7, 2006 Roy Mark	New Online Ad Techniques, Old Challenges Privacy and data security concerns stalking behavioral targeting and other advanced marketing practices.
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.
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.
InternetNews March 30, 2011	Google Apologies for Buzz, Settles with FCC Google reaches settlement with the FCC over Buzz and its privacy practices.
BusinessWeek January 6, 2011 Sara Forden	The Geek Who's Policing Your Privacy Princeton's Ed Felten advises the FTC on regulating Web marketers
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.
BusinessWeek May 12, 2011 Sara Forden	Online Privacy: Can the U.S. Get Its Act Together? A spate of high-profile data security breaches may finally compel Washington to draft a comprehensive privacy policy.
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.
Search Engine Watch December 10, 2010 Marc Poirier	Online Advertising: The End of Cookies? Regardless of how we track, it's what we do with the data that is the main issue. Privacy concerns aren't going away, so it's our responsibility as marketers to use the data we gather responsibly.
InternetNews December 17, 2009	Privacy Groups Call Facebook's Changes Illegal Facebook's site-wide privacy changes draw ire from privacy watchdogs who are calling for a federal investigation.
InternetNews June 3, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	Microsoft, Google Cautiously Endorse Privacy Bill Privacy attorneys for leading Web firms offer support for a limited, general privacy bill as debate in Congress looms.
InternetNews September 8, 2010	Online Privacy: FTC Mulls New Ad Tracking Rules At the Gov 2.0 Summit, one official says consumers still aren't aware of how much they're being tracked online. That concern could have serious implications for both Internet users and the marketers who want to reach them.
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.
BusinessWeek December 9, 2010 Sara Forden	Facebook Builds a Washington Lobbying Team The social networking site is expanding its six-person lobbying office to deal with Washington's growing interest in privacy and other Internet issues
InternetNews November 5, 2009	Google, Ad Networks Tighten Privacy Controls New offerings provide more detailed access and control over online data collection.
CIO January 27, 2011 Grant Gross	Do Not Track: Is Government Intervention Necessary? The U.S. Federal Trade Commission made clear it endorses an online do-not-track tool, while Republican lawmakers and tech companies think a congressional mandate is unnecessary.
InternetNews December 17, 2010	Commerce Report Outlines Web Privacy Overhaul Long-anticipated report from Department of Commerce envisions a privacy bill of rights, calls for overhauls of data breach, electronic communications laws.
CRM October 2013 Leonard Klie	Should Retailers Target Mobile Devices? Tracking consumers in stores and online brings privacy issues back into the spotlight.
CRM January 2011 Juan Martinez	Marketing Marauders or Consumer Counselors? How companies can use online behavioral advertising to win customer confidence
PC Magazine October 11, 2011 Chloe Albanesius	Online Anonymity? It's Not Easy, Report Finds According to a new study, many Web sites are sending personal information about their users to third parties, even if you do something as simple as sign up for a newsletter or change your settings.
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.
Information Today May 3, 2012 Paula J. Hane	Online Consumer Privacy in the Spotlight Choose Privacy Week is being held May 1-7, 2012. The theme is "Freedom from Surveillance." The American Library Association's Office for Intellectual Freedom established Choose Privacy Week to deepen public awareness about this issue. The event is timely with many privacy issues like CISPA in the news.
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.
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 June 18, 2009 Kenneth Corbin	House Leaders Moving Closer to Privacy Bill Joint subcommittee hearing continues probe of behavioral targeting, with legislation expected by year's end.
CRM May 2010 Juan Martinez	Can Marketers Behave Themselves? As empowered customers traipse across the Web, they leave ever-juicier bread crumbs of behavior in their wake. The government may step in to limit what marketers are allowed to scoop up.
InternetNews November 1, 2007	FTC Reviewing Google Ad Deal 'Expeditiously' U.S. antitrust authorities are reviewing Google's purchase of advertising company DoubleClick as quickly as possible, Federal Trade Commissioner Jon Leibowitz said.
InternetNews January 22, 2008 Kenneth Corbin	Google, Consumer Groups Fire Opening Salvos in EU Talks As the European Commission reviews the blockbuster Google/DoubleClick merger, rivals debate the impact on privacy.
InternetNews November 20, 2007 Kenneth Corbin	Google-DoubleClick Privacy Concerns Prompt Senate Protest A Senate subcommittee letter was the latest warning of competitive and privacy questions surrounding the Google-DoubleClick merger, but is it all just talk?
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InternetNews February 25, 2011	W3C Accepts Microsoft's Do Not Track Proposal The move is one more step closer to a standard for ensuring privacy for consumers who don't want to be profiled by advertisers and others online.
Salon.com August 21, 2000 Katharine Mieszkowski	Leggo my data! Web surfers want privacy online, but a new study shows they can't tell a cookie from a Cocoa Puff.
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.