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  • Child and Consumer Advocates Urge Federal Trade Commission to Investigate and Bring Action Against Google

    By: Alyce Myatt | Apr 22 2015

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    for Excessive and Deceptive Advertising Directed at Children

    Washington, DC – Tuesday, April 7 – A coalition of prominent children’s and consumer advocacy groups filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) today requesting an investigation of Google, charging the company with unfair and deceptive practices in connection with its new YouTube Kids app.

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  • FTC Agrees with CDD, Rejects AgeCheq COPPA Scheme

    By: cddadmin | Mar 19 2015

    In December, CDD urged the FTC to reject the verifiable parental consent mechanism for COPPA (Children's Online Privacy Protect Act) proposed by AgeCheq. The comments are attached. Ensuring meaningful parental consent so their child's data can be gathered and used requires a robust and effective system. Parents need to understand precisely what data is collected and by what means; how it is to be used--now and in the future--as well as the business models and online marketing practices that can affect them. CDD and its attorneys at Georgetown Law Center found a range of problems with AgeCheq's submission. The commission should decline approving its parental system for COPPA.

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  • Proposed Facebook Settlement for Privacy Violations Deemed Insufficient/Friend-of-the-Court Brief Urges Stronger Privacy Protections for Teen Facebook Users

    By: Jeff Chester | Feb 20 2014

    Center for Digital Democracy Leads Coalition of Children’s, Health, and Consumer Advocates in Challenging District Court Decision
    Friend-of-the-Court Brief Urges Stronger Privacy Protections for Teen Facebook Users

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  • CDD Calls on FTC to Protect Privacy in today's Hyper-local, geo-targeting, cross-platform, Big Data Era/Warns of Discriminatory Practices with mobile device tracking

    By: Jeff Chester | Feb 6 2014

    Today, CDD filed Comments in the FTC's forthcoming "Mobile Device Tracking" workshop (Feb. 19) on mobile and retail tracking.  As we explain (excerpt):

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  • "Internet of Things" is here now in today's 24/7 Big Data-driven digital marketplace, FTC told. Financial, Health, Racial/Ethnic and Youth Data Need Privacy Protection

    By: Jeff Chester | Jun 2 2013

    June 1 is the deadline for filing Comments in the FTC Internet of Things inquiry.  Today's contemporary mobile device, geo-location aware, offline/online data, advanced marketing applications like facial recognition, m

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  • Complaint and Request for Inquiry and Injunctive Relief Concerning Unfair and Deceptive Mobile Marketing Practices

    Jan 13 2009

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    Filing by The Center for Digital Democracy and the U.S. Public Interest Research Group
    Date

    Tuesday, January 13, 2009
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  • Statement and Request for Inquiry on Behavioral Marketing

    Nov 12 2007

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    Supplemental Statement in Support of Complaint and Request for Inquiry and Injunctive Relief Concerning Unfair and Deceptive Online Marketing Practices USPIRG/CDD filing on behavioral marketing with the FTC
    Date

    Monday, November 12, 2007
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