May 2, 2014 | Online advertising, Regulation
The Digital Advertising Alliance is planning to offer a single-click “browser choice” option for consumers to opt out of some data tracking online, according to a news report. According to AdWeek the Digital Advertising Alliance will soon unveil a ‘Do Not...
Apr 23, 2014 | Regulation, Russia, Social media
The founder of Russia’s biggest social networking site VKontakte has been fired following an alleged censorship and surveillance row with the Russian government, with claims that allies of President Putin have now taken over his site. Durov claimed in a post on...
Apr 23, 2014 | Regulation, Search engine marketing
Google’s computers have solved the company’s own CAPTCHA technology used to detect whether a user is human or a spam bot. The discovery came about by accident, as Google was developing a system to read street numbers in Street View to locate addresses on Google Maps....
Apr 22, 2014 | Regulation, UK
Despite media hype around the future of Bitcoin and high-profile mobile payments providers such as Square and Stripe preparing to accept the virtual currency this year, new research warns of consumer distrust of the virtual currency. The study, from Venda, indicates...
Apr 16, 2014 | Email marketing, Regulation
Google has updated its terms of service, explaining to users that their incoming and outgoing emails are automatically analysed by software to create targeted ads. The updated terms detail the way Google software scans users’ emails, both when messages are...
Apr 14, 2014 | Facebook marketing, Regulation, Social media
Facebook is taking new additional steps to improve the quality of what people see in the news feed, clamping down on posts that use underhand ‘link-baiting’ techniques to entice users to click ‘like’. In a blog post Facebook announced it has tweaked its algorithm to...
Apr 10, 2014 | Regulation
In one of the biggest global web security risks yet seen, a huge flaw in network protection software may have let hackers steal the user data it’s meant to guard, leaving around two thirds of the entire internet (and most of its users) at risk. Watch this video from...
Apr 7, 2014 | Regulation
The boss and co-founder of Firefox browser maker Mozilla is stepping down following controversy stirred by his support of a California bill to ban gay marriage. Brendon Eich voluntarily surrendered his role as chief executive of Mozilla along with his seat on the...
Apr 2, 2014 | Regulation, Social media
The emails of LinkedIn members have been exposed via a browser extension that exposes contact details from the business-based social network. The Sell Hack extension for Google Chrome lets users view other LinkedIn members’ email addresses without first having...
Apr 1, 2014 | Regulation
Data privacy is now a “critical brand differentiator” for businesses looking to acquire new customers, with consumers’ decision to share information driven by the use of trusted channels and transparency, new research. According to the findings of the Customer...
Mar 31, 2014 | Australia and New Zealand, Regulation
Kim Dot Com, the controversial founder of cloud storage site Mega, has formed a political party in New Zealand. The newly formed ‘Internet Party’ manifesto focuses heavily on copyright reform, privacy rights, clean tech, and a national digital currency. New Zealand’s...
Mar 28, 2014 | Online video, Regulation, Social media, Twitter marketing
Turkey has banned YouTube after the site was used to publish an ‘audio leak’ allegedly from a state security meeting that discussed possible military action in Syria. The move comes a day after a court ordered the suspension of a ban on Twitter and comes as the...
Mar 24, 2014 | Email marketing, Regulation
Last week, Microsoft admitted it read the Outlook emails of one of its users in order to track down a leaked story- causing much embarrassment considering its own ‘Scroogled’ campaign criticizing Google. Now, its appears its main rivals all reserve the right to do the...
Mar 21, 2014 | Regulation, Search engine marketing
At this weeks TED technology conference, Google CEO Larry Page outlined his vison for the internet giant’s future, with robots, driverless cars, Wi-Fi balloons and hands free searches featuring in his plans. In an onstage interview with veteran TV newsman Charlie Rose...
Mar 21, 2014 | Regulation
At this weeks TED technology conference, Google CEO Larry Page outlined his vison for the internet giant’s future, with robots, driverless cars, Wi-Fi balloons and hands free searches featuring in his plans. In an onstage interview with veteran TV newsman Charlie Rose...
Mar 20, 2014 | Regulation, USA
NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden made a surprise appearance at this week’s TED technology conference, accusing the US intelligence service of ‘setting fire to the internet’ and prioritising surveillance over security. Watch the video interview below: The former NSA...
Mar 19, 2014 | Facebook marketing, Mobile, Online advertising, Regulation, WhatsApp
WhatsApp founder Jan Koum has dampened “careless and inaccurate” rumours about possible changes to the messaging app’s privacy policies following its $19bn Facebook takeover. In a blog post, Koum aimed to calm fears that that Facebook’s $19bn...
Mar 17, 2014 | China, Regulation, Search engine marketing
Google has started to encrypt searches made by people in China, as part of a wider attempt to inhibit government spying around the world. The move is largely seen as a reaction to continuing revelations about the extent of surveillance of web browsing habits by the...
Mar 14, 2014 | Australia and New Zealand, Digital marketing skills, Online advertising, Regulation, UK, USA
Competition for talent at digital agencies and production companies is leading to sharp salary rises, and remuneration gaps of up to 45% between some regions, according to a new report. The study, from entrepreneur network SoDA, indicates that globally, there’s never...
Mar 14, 2014 | Facebook marketing, Mobile, Regulation, WhatsApp
The Android version of WhatsApp has a loophole that leaves chat histories wide open to other apps installed on the same smartphone, according to new findings from a security consultant says. Consultant, system administrator, and entrepreneur Bas Bosschert documented...
