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FTC: BT Privacy Strategies 'Not Working'

by Ben Halpert 14. July 2009 00:52
FTC: BT Privacy Strategies 'Not Working'

Speaking at an American Bar Association conference, new consumer protection chief David Vladeck reportedly said many companies' current practice of notifying users about online ad targeting and allowing them to opt out is inadequate, largely because people don't understand the policies. He's not the first to make this observation. Advocates and policymakers have said for years that privacy policies are incomprehensible even to sophisticated users. A recent study by UC Berkeley School also shows that the policies are filled with enough loopholes as to be meaningless.

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