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Leading Consumer, Privacy, Child Advocacy & Public Health Groups Call on FTC for Stronger Children's Privacy Safeguards Under COPPA
Submitted by demedia on Tue, 09/25/2012 - 12:17Continuing its work to protect the privacy of children under 13 in the "Big Data" era, a coalition of leading groups just filed Comments with the Federal Trade Commission on its proposed new rules under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). Many of these groups worked to get the law passed back in 1998.
CDD tells FCC to protect privacy and ensure consumer protection in the the Mobile Marketing/Geo-Location Targeting Era
Submitted by demedia on Fri, 07/13/2012 - 20:40CDD on Obama Adm Privacy Plan: Legislation Required; All Issues on Table; Equity for NGOs; Youth a Key Focus
Submitted by demedia on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:50Today we filed Comments on the Obama Administration's privacy plan via the Dep't of Commerce proceeding. Highlights below.
CDD to FTC: Google Violated Buzz Consent Decree by Failing to Inform Consumers Real Reasons for its Expanded Data Practices
Submitted by demedia on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 13:55The attached complaint was sent today to the FTC, including the following to the Secretary, Commissioners, and staff:
CDD Asks FTC to Protect Children and Teens from Facial Recognition Technologies, inc. marketing tactics used to identify race/ethnicity
Submitted by demedia on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 13:57Facial recognition technologies are now a part of the commercial digital marketing "complex," providing additional data and "activation" techniques designed to trigger engagement and commercial behavior. The Federal Trade Commission requested comments on the issue. Although CDD is concerned about the use of Facial Recognition on all consumers/citizens, inc.
Consumer Groups File FTC Complaint Against PepsiCo for “Deceptive and Unfair Digital Marketing Practices” Targeting Junk Food to Teens
Consumer Groups File FTC Complaint Against PepsiCo for “Deceptive and Unfair Digital Marketing Practices” Targeting Junk Food to Teens
Complaint Accompanied by New Report Identifying “Problematic Practices” used by Digital Food and Beverage Marketers
Advocates Tell Congress: Support FTC Proposals on Children's Online Privacy--COPPA
Summary of Testimony
Kathryn C. Montgomery, PhDEPIC, CDD, Consumer Watchdog and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Call for FTC Facebook Investigation on use of facial/biometric profiling
Privacy groups asked the FTC to investigate and remedy the latest privacy intrusion by Facebook--its use of facial recognition analysis without meaningful consumer privacy control.
