I had to chuckle after I read my daily IAPP Dashboard a few moments ago . . . SCOOP: GOOGLE TO DEBUT CHROME “DO NOT TRACK” TOOL Coincidence that it was released the day after DuckDuckGo made headlines? Well, the FTC report has spurred Microsoft, Google and others to develop opt-out technology (okay, the technology has been there,…
160,000 queries isn’t much when compared with Google’s 112,000,000 per day, but it’s a start. A new search engine is taking aim at Google by claiming that it’s more privacy friendly. Privacy can be differentiator and perhaps DuckDuckGo will make organizations consider it as one of their strategies. The Googles, Facebooks and Microsofts of the world need to find the…
[Full disclosure: I work for Microsoft, a Google competitor.] Rick: How can you close me up? On what grounds? Captain Renault: I’m shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here! [a croupier hands Renault a pile of money] Croupier: Your winnings, sir. Captain Renault: [sotto voce] Oh, thank you very much. [aloud]…
Neal Mohan, vice president for product management responsible for Google’s display advertising products, and Barry Salzman, managing director of media and platforms for the Americas at Google, who runs display ad sales, make seven predictions on the future of display advertising. Location data, mobile platforms, consumer profiles, real-time consumer feedback, social networking, increased customer choice on…
In a well written article, DLA Piper attorneys discuss the AEPD’s decision to refer Google for criminal prosecution and to start the process to impose a 2.4 Euro fine. [Full disclosure: I work for Microsoft, a Google competitor.] I have two points to raise. (1) At the Privacy Laws & Business conference in July 2010…
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