Mozilla joined forces with Stanford to launch the Cookie Clearinghouse — a project aimed at helping browser manufacturers block third-party cookies.
“Kangaroo Cookie Court,” will replace “the principle of consumer choice with an arrogant ‘Mozilla knows best’ system”, said Randall Rothenberg – president and CEO of the Interactive Advertising Bureau – in response to the initiative.
Several US Government agencies, including the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and non-profit organizations have joined in an effort to provide consumers useful, easy-to-understand information on Internet safety.
Ashkan Soltani is an independent researcher and consultant focused on privacy, security, and behavioral economics. His work draws attention to privacy problems online, demystifies technology for the non-technically inclined, and provides data-driven insights to help inform policy.
Online privacy and behavioral profiling are of growing concern among both consumers and government officials. In this report, we examine both the data handling practices of popular websites and the concerns of consumers in an effort to identify problematic practices. We conclude by offering potential solutions to realign privacy practices with consumers‘ expectations.
Lightbeam is a Firefox add-on that uses interactive visualizations to show you the first and third party sites you interact with on the Web.
URME represents artist-driven, anti-surveillance devices made for the public and dedicated to creating a safe space to explore our digital identities. You shouldn’t be tracked just because you want to walk outside and you shouldn’t have to hide either. Instead, use one of our products to present an alternative identity when in public.
SHOOT THE COOKIES is an extension that allows you to destroy all the cookies that spy on you with one simple click.
The Wall Street Journal’s documents the new, cutting-edge uses of Internet-tracking technology. The Journal analyzed the tracking files installed on people’s computers by the 50 most popular U.S. websites, plus WSJ.com. The Journal also built an “exposure index” to determine the degree to which each site exposes visitors to monitoring.
Last Thursday, Mike Seay received a mailer from OfficeMax addressed to “Mike Seay/Daughter Killed in Car Crash/Or Current Business.” Even in a society grown numb to targeted marketing, the story of the letter has prompted outrage and confusion. It has raised new questions about what types of information data brokers gather and why.
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