“The Digital Signage Federation (DSF), a professional membership association, announced today the release of new industry standards for digital signage privacy. The Digital Signage Privacy Standards are a set of voluntary privacy guidelines recommended by DSF for digital signage companies, their partners and the venues that host these systems….The DSF Standards Committee is comprised of… Continue Reading
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CDT Releases Draft Definition of 'Do Not Track'
News release: “The Center for Democracy & Technology today released a proposal that sketches the parameters of what Do Not Track (DNT) means. The document is intended to identify the types of behaviors that DNT should prohibit, and jumpstart a discussion aimed at developing a common understanding of the terms of this emerging technology. The… Continue Reading
Do-Not-Track" Option Now on IE, Firefox and Chrome
National Journal: Google and Mozilla both announced that they will be adding “do-not-track” options to their Internet browsers, allowing users to prevent websites from gathering personal information and selling it to advertisers. Mozilla announced its plan Sunday with Google following suit Monday. According to a company statement, Google’s “Keep My Op-Outs” feature will be available… Continue Reading
Commentary – Undersea Cables: The Achilles Heel of our Economies
Follow up to Critical Undersea Internet Cables Damaged Between Europe and Mideast, this related commentary, Undersea Cables: The Achilles Heel of our Economies, by Franz-Stefan Gady “Hardly any people know that our global digital connectivity rests upon a relatively few fiber optic cables lying at the bottom of the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. They… Continue Reading
Report: Protecting the Digital Economy
“On January 10, 2011, the EastWest Institute released a report detailing the results of the First Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit: Protecting the Digital Economy, and outlining the cybersecurity initiatives next steps as it prepares for the Second Worldwide Cybersecurity Summit in London on June 1-2. At the summit, held from May 3 to 5, 2010 in… Continue Reading
Green Paper: Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework
The commercial data privacy issues discussed in the Departments green paper, Commercial Data Privacy and Innovation in the Internet Economy: A Dynamic Policy Framework, provide a clear lens through which to assess current policy. Throughout the history of the Internet as a commercial medium, the Department of Commerce has been a key avenue of government… Continue Reading
Pew: 65% of internet users have paid for online content
65% of internet users have paid for online content, Jim Jansen, Senior Fellow, Pew Research Centers Internet & American Life Project, 12/30/2010 “Nearly two-thirds of internet users 65% have paid to download or access some kind of online content from the internet, ranging from music to games to news articles to adult material.… Continue Reading
Commentary: Journalism in the age of WikiLeaks
“Mass collaboration is revolutionizing not only the way we work, but the way we live, learn, create and care for each other. Don Tapscott and Anthony D. Williams, authors of Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World, analyze some of the trends reshaping our world. Today: Journalism in the age of user-generated content and Wikileaks –… Continue Reading
S&P Equity Research Issues Internet Predictions for 2011
News release: “S&P Equity Research sees big developments for the Internet segment in 2011, including continuing challenges for Google, changes at Yahoo, a cloud offering from Apple, and excitement from China. “The coming year should also be another year of solid growth, with double-digit gains for U.S. Internet advertising and retail spending,” observed Scott Kessler,… Continue Reading
Gallup: U.S. Internet Users Ready to Limit Online Tracking for Ads
Follow up to FTC Staff Issues Privacy Report Offers Framework for Consumers, Businesses, and Policymakers, this news from Gallup: “U.S. Internet users would likely welcome a “Do Not Track” measure like the one the Federal Trade Commission is currently considering to keep advertisers from tracking their movements online. Gallup finds Internet users largely aware that… Continue Reading
Pew: Generations 2010 – Rise in Email Use, Decline in Blogging
Generations 2010, Kathryn Zickuhr, Web Coordinator, 12/16/2010 “There are still notable differences by generation in online activities, but the dominance of the Millennial generation that we documented in our first Generations report in 2009 has slipped in many activities. Milliennials, those ages 18-33, remain more likely to access the internet wirelessly with a laptop or… Continue Reading
Pew Internet Presentation: Dancing with megaphones – the New Rules, Realities and Hard Data Behind Consumer
Presentation by Pete Blackshaw: CMO, NM Incite, a Nielsen-McKinsey Company and Lee Rainie: Director, Pew Internet Project “The media ecology has changed so profoundly that the people formerly known as consumers are a new breed. They allocate their attention differently. They approach the product research differently. They move into a buying frame of mind differently.… Continue Reading
