The Center for Digital Democracy

In the wake of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s fighting words about data collection and a major study finding consumer sentiment toward online tracking is at an exasperated tipping point, it seems clear that privacy is having another “moment.” What’s an industry to do? Sources approached by AdExchanger sound a familiar chorus: Advertisers should increase operational […]

Marvelkids.com and Sanrio, two companies that produce popular children’s characters such as the Hulk and Hello Kitty, have been accused of violating privacy laws by collecting personal information from children without giving notice or receiving parental consent. Several advertising companies may also be held liable for knowingly collecting personal information from children, as well. The […]