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Online Advertising Company Chitikia Enters FTC Consent Agreement for Deceptive “Opt-Out” Policy

Targeted online advertising has been the focus of much discussion since the release of the FTC’s “Do Not Track” proposals late last year. User tracking for advertising purposes is also the focus of the FTC’s latest privacy enforcement action, which has resulted in a consent agreement with an online advertising company, Massachusetts-based Chitika, Inc., which creates ads for such major publishers as the Hearst Corporation and Salary.com.… More

Nearly 250,000 Opt Out of Google’s Street View in Germany

According to a recent entry on Google’s own European public policy blog, only a small minority of German’s have opted-out of its Street View service: “Out of a total of 8,458,084 households, we received 244,237 opt-outs, which equals 2.89% of households. Two out of three opt-ots [sic] came through our online tool.”

If you are interested in learning more about Street View, or opting out,… More