Apple’s ITP and Your First-party Customer Data
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It’s been three years since Apple launched Safari’s Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) feature, slamming down the lid on the digital cookie jar. "In 2017, Apple released Intelligent Tracking Prevention (ITP) to protect the privacy of Safari users,” explains Michael Yeon...
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What is Quibi?
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Have you heard of Quibi?The new streaming service spent $63 million on advertising in six months. They raised $1.75 billion (yes with a "b") at the startup. So I would guess you might have seen something. They also just went...
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Ok Google … Find Me a Good Lawyer
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Here we go. Following the Justice Department’s scathing report on the “big four” in tech and their alleged antitrust activities, a lawsuit has been leveled against Google, according to The Wall Street Journal. “The Justice Department filed a long-expected antitrust...
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Massive Accusations in the House Report on Big Tech
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The 16-month House investigation into tech largest companies — Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google — is officially over. Released last week, the House Judiciary Committee’s report accuses the four companies of abusing their power and cites multiple problems in the...
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Why the Tech World is Watching California’s Prop 24 in November
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As if electing the leader of the free world next month isn’t big enough, there’s one issue on California’s ballot that could have a huge impact on privacy rules for the whole country. “While most of America is focused on...
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Heck Yes, We Still Want Paper in the Office
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Digital overload. It was a “thing” going into 2020, with more than half of workers surveyed by the Paper & Packaging Board saying they felt digital overload at work. Then the pandemic forced millions of people to work, learn and...
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The Potential Impacts of Social Media on Your Mental Health
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Credit: Daniela Sherer Stop scrolling; it’s bad for your mental health. That’s the overriding conclusion from published research that links time spent on social media to a rise in mental health challenges like depression and anxiety. (We’ve shared similar research...
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Apple Hits Pause on Much-anticipated Privacy Feature
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Well, this is a bit of a surprise.Apple’s IOS14 was poised to torpedo the digital ad machine with its anticipated privacy feature that would require developers to get user permission to gather data and track them online. Users were expecting...
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An Internet Minute, Pandemic Style
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As our economy… and our collective patience with this pandemic… both shrink, there’s one thing that’s expanding at an enormous rate. “In an increasingly digital world intensified by the outbreak of COVID-19, 2020 has introduced a new era where technology...
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Google Posts First-Ever Revenue Decline
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There’s a glitch in the matrix, folks. Google, that behemoth of ad revenues, forecast a fairly steep drop in projected revenues from their March 2020 predictions. Principal analyst Nicole Perrin of eMarketer and Insider Intelligence’s Eric Haggstrom were recently interviewed...
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