Filings
Digital Health Issues
CDD on Obama Adm Privacy Plan: Legislation Required; All Issues on Table; Equity for NGOs; Youth a Key Focus
Submitted by demedia on Mon, 04/02/2012 - 12:50Today we filed Comments on the Obama Administration's privacy plan via the Dep't of Commerce proceeding. Highlights below.
CDD to FTC: Google Violated Buzz Consent Decree by Failing to Inform Consumers Real Reasons for its Expanded Data Practices
Submitted by demedia on Wed, 02/22/2012 - 13:55The attached complaint was sent today to the FTC, including the following to the Secretary, Commissioners, and staff:
CDD Asks FTC to Protect Children and Teens from Facial Recognition Technologies, inc. marketing tactics used to identify race/ethnicity
Submitted by demedia on Wed, 02/01/2012 - 13:57Facial 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.
Consumer Groups File FTC Complaint Against PepsiCo for “Deceptive and Unfair Digital Marketing Practices” Targeting Junk Food to Teens
Consumer Groups File FTC Complaint Against PepsiCo for “Deceptive and Unfair Digital Marketing Practices” Targeting Junk Food to Teens
Complaint Accompanied by New Report Identifying “Problematic Practices” used by Digital Food and Beverage Marketers
Advocates Tell Congress: Support FTC Proposals on Children's Online Privacy--COPPA
Summary of Testimony
Kathryn C. Montgomery, PhDEPIC, CDD, Consumer Watchdog and Privacy Rights Clearinghouse Call for FTC Facebook Investigation on use of facial/biometric profiling
Privacy groups asked the FTC to investigate and remedy the latest privacy intrusion by Facebook--its use of facial recognition analysis without meaningful consumer privacy control.
CDD and USPIRG Urge Commerce Department to Protect Consumers Online
“Information Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy”
U.S. Department of Commerce
Docket No. 101214614-0614-01
