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  • EU/US Consumer Groups (TACD) Call on Google to Reverse Privacy Policy Plan

    By: Jeff Chester | Feb 29 2012


    This letter from the US/EU consumer group organization Trans Atlantic Consumer Dialogue, which formally advises both the EU and US, calls on Google to suspend its planned privacy changes.

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  • Consumer & Privacy Groups Ask Congress to hold Public Hearing on Google Privacy Concerns

    By: Jeff Chester | Feb 24 2012

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  • White House Privacy Bill of Rights--Good Start, but Concerns Loom

    By: Jeff Chester | Feb 23 2012

    CDD has made a commitment to the White House that it will work on “multi-stake holder” negotiations to help develop new consumer online privacy safeguards.  We recognize that in the absence of federal legislation, the inability of the FTC to issue regulations, and the ever-increasing digital data collection system, some progress must be made to protect consumers.  Increasingly, consumers face a daily whirlwind of data collection, confronting a vast and largely uncontrollable apparatus that tracks their every move.  Whether we are using a PC, a mobile device, playing a video game or even lis

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  • CDD to FTC: Google Violated Buzz Consent Decree by Failing to Inform Consumers Real Reasons for its Expanded Data Practices

    By: Jeff Chester | Feb 22 2012



    The attached complaint was sent today to the FTC, including the following to the Secretary, Commissioners, and staff:

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  • CDD Asks FTC to Protect Children and Teens from Facial Recognition Technologies, inc. marketing tactics used to identify race/ethnicity

    By: Jeff Chester | Feb 1 2012

    Facial 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.

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  • Community Group comments on W3C DNT--Towards a Do Not Track System that Protects User Privacy

    By: Jeff Chester | Jan 21 2012

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  • FTC’s settlement with Facebook underscores that the social media giant has long misled users and the public

    By: Jeff Chester | Nov 29 2011

    Statement of Jeff Chester:

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  • Children's Privacy Advocates Praise FTC on Proposed Safeguards to Protect Children's Information Online

    By: Jeff Chester | Sep 15 2011

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  • FTC Nominee, Majoras, Means More Mergers

    By: Jeff Chester | Jun 3 2004

    Bush FTC Nominee a Triple Threat: To Media Diversity, Affordable Gas Prices, and Role of States

    Supporter of Plan to Remove FTC from Media Merger Review to Be Head of FTC
    Wyden, Boxer and Consumer Groups Express Concern

    3 June 2004

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