Collaborate Disseminate
An cybercrime group from Russia earns $3 million to $5 million daily through defrauding major U.S. websites of video ad revenue. Continue reading Fraudulent Video Ad Bot Rakes in Close to $5 Million Daily
Academics from Stanford and Princeton release an online tool called Footprints that correlates browsing history with Twitter feeds to reveal a users identity. Continue reading Academics Put Another Dent in Online Anonymity
Verizon isn’t going to become an online advertising titan overnight. Continue reading After Yahoo Deal, Verizon Faces Uphill Battle Against Google, Facebook
Ever since it launched the Like button in early 2009 Facebook has been tracking the sites its users visit. Continue reading Facebook now tracking and showing ads to people who don’t use Facebook
Julie Brill says consumers are ‘taking matters into their own hands’ after the ad industry crippled the ill-fated Do Not Track program. Continue reading Rise of Ad Blocking Is the Ad Industry’s Fault, Says Outgoing FTC Commissioner
Contrary to earlier reports, the default web browser for Windows 10 will not be able to block ads right out of the gate. Continue reading Sorry, Ad-Blocking Will Not Be Built Into Microsoft Edge
The FCC slaps Verizon on the wrist for using invasive “supercookies,” but a loophole will allow its mission to monetize paying customers will continue. Continue reading Verizon Is Still Tracking Customers Across the Web Without Consent
Online advertisers are proposing a truce of sorts between publishers and people who use ad-blockers. Continue reading How Online Advertisers Will Guilt Trip You Into Disabling Your Ad-Blocker