Edward Markey

Privacy Worries Grow as Internet Advertisers Get More Sophisticated

hispanicbusiness.com     15-Aug-2008   4 related          

Here are some things Internet users can discover about Kiyoshi Martinez, a 24-year-old man from Mokena, Illinois, from some of his recent posts online. He watched "The Colbert Report" on Tuesday night, he likes the musician...                    

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Are operators blocking free US mobile broadband?

smstextnews.com     15-Aug-2008          

Over in the US, there’s an interesting plan brewing. The Federal Communications Commission is planning to auction a piece of spectrum off under the proviso that the winner of the auction has to offer a free wireless internet...                    

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M2Z: FCC Should Reject Another AWS-3 Spectrum Test Request

tmcnet.com     14-Aug-2008   5 related          

Networks, Inc. says the submission of evidence to the Federal Communications Commission confirms that there is no existing need for the FCC to conduct a fifth interference test prior to licensing the long fallow AWS-3 spectrum,...                    

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AT&T Considering Its Behavioral Advertising Options

ziffdavis.com     14-Aug-2008   1 related          

AT&T has not yet deployed a system for targeted, behavior-based online ads, but is considering its options regarding the technology, according to a letter the provider sent to congressional leaders. "If AT&T deploys these...                    

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Senator Wyden Weighs in with Legislation Calling for Prompt Spectrum Auction

thehill.com     14-Aug-2008   12 related          

Since May 22, 2008, the FCC has been mulling a plan that calls the AWS-3 spectrum band to be used for a nationwide lifeline broadband service. This proposal is designed to kick start broadband competition, lower prices, and...                    

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House Dems push for online privacy bill

upi.com     12-Aug-2008   10 related          

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 (UPI) -- Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives say they're pushing for an "online privacy Bill of Rights" after revelations of growing browser tracking. U.S. Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., leader of...                    

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Yahoo to Allow Users to Opt of Custom Ads (PC Magazine)

yahoo.com     11-Aug-2008   91 related          

PC Magazine - In the wake of a congressional inquiry into how Internet companies and ISPs track their users' activities, Yahoo on Friday announced that it would it would allow users to opt out of customized advertising by...                    

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Google Disavows Deep-Packet Inspection of Web Traffic (NewsFactor)

yahoo.com     11-Aug-2008   28 related          

NewsFactor - Google is seeking to draw clear distinctions between the methods it uses to target ad placements based on search queries and a controversial data-mining practice known as deep-packet inspection. The deep-packet...                    

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U.S. Congress looks into Web privacy problems

iht.com     11-Aug-2008   3 related          

Here are some things Internet users can discover about Kiyoshi Martinez, a 24-year-old man from Mokena, Illinois, from some of his recent posts online. So it is surprising to learn that Martinez, an aide in the Illinois Senate,...                    

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Nancy Marsden: Stealth Advertising: The Dangerous Sound of Media Silence

huffingtonpost.com     08-Aug-2008          

There's nothing philosophical about it. When a press release from 23 watchdog groups falls in the media "forest" and nobody hears it, as far as the public is concerned, it doesn't exist. The same is true for backroom lobbying...                    

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