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E3 - Social Networks

Why Twitter’s ad-tracking system is actually great news for the Do Not Track camp

The company unveiled yesterday its new ad retargeting effort, which lets it display advertisements to users based on their browsing activity. As Twitter argues, it’s all about seeing better, more relevant ads (and making more money from advertisers). But while the news is a big deal for Twitter, it’s actually a bigger deal for proponents of Do Not Track. Twitter says its new system will honor DNT signals, which means users who opt out won’t see targeted ads

— Read on venturebeat.com
E5 - Big Data

Everything We Know About What Data Brokers Know About You

Consumer data companies are scooping up huge amounts of consumer information about people around the world and selling it, providing marketers details about whether you’re pregnant or divorced or trying to lose weight, about how rich you are and what kinds of cars you drive. But many people still don’t know data brokers exist.

— Read on propublica.org
E2 - Cookies

The Vortex – Game

Vortex empowers you to change how you are identified by networks.

Vortex is a data management game that allows players to swap cookies, change IPs and disguise their locations. Through play, individuals experience how their browser changes in real time when different cookies are equipped. Vortex illustrates how network collisions in gameplay expose contours of a network determined by consumer behavior.

— Read on milkred.net/
E2 - Cookies

MediaPost Publications IAB asks Mozilla to rethink ‘Kangaroo Cookie Court’

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.

— Read on mediapost.com
E2 - Cookies

Know Privacy

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.

— Read on knowprivacy.org
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