When consumers shop online many do not realize that they are not only handing over their hard-earned cash, there’s another transaction that is happening at the same time – online behavioral tracking. Data about you is being gathered, shared and analyzed to determine what you see and to shape your online experience.
The drama playing out between Apple and Google over ITP is a great example of the importance of taking a measured and industry-wide approach to evolving solutions for online privacy.
The new “Tracking the Trackers” report showed that 79% of all websites globally are secretly tracking your online behavior. Moreover, many are, in turn, forwarding your personal information to other companies. For many, the message is clear: it’s time to take back the web and end this widespread invasion of privacy.
In a recent case against Retina-X, FTC alleged the developer created monitoring apps that provide online and physical tracking of individuals which could also be used for illegal activities.
Study shows Brave as the most private browser while privacy-invading telemetry in the new chromium-based Microsoft Edge and Yandex ranks both the most privacy-intrusive browsers.
Apple has released a major update for its Safari's Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) which blocks all third-party cookies by default for all Safari users.
Countries are working on contact tracing apps that have data safeguards built in to address privacy concerns while fighting against COVID-19. Can these apps really preserve privacy?
Instead of using cookies, IAB Tech Lab is proposing web tracking technologies through one centralized token that follows users around the web to track browsing habits and privacy preferences.
Instead of sending personally identifiable information directly to advertisers, Google is allegedly using hidden web tracking pages to keep its online advertising profitable.
Personalized marketing has been widely embraced by marketers. However, the trend is getting a privacy blowback as 91% of consumers believed that ads know too much about them.