It seems that Twitter is following through on its commitment to improve the health of its platform.  On July 24, the company announced all new requests to access Twitter’s API platform will be required to apply for a developer account.  Not just that, the default number of apps registered to a singling account is being restricted to […]

Search engine optimization platforms BrightEdge and Searchmetrics, after four years in courts, have finally settle their patent infringement lawsuit.  The two companies “dismissed all legal claims between them as a result of a settlement which became effective on July 9th, 2018,” the press release notes. The terms of the settlement haven’t been disclosed, but the settlement “resolves legal claims brought […]

It seems that consumers are still confused about how their privacy is being handled.  According to new research released Tuesday by digital advertising platform Choozle, they want companies to do more to protect them. In the report, a full 89 percent of consumers who were polled wants companies to take additional steps to protect their data. […]

Because of the new data privacy laws being enacted, expectation that consumer privacy will be better maintained. But even with these new rules, will they help stem the seemingly endless reports of data breaches? I talked to some marketers who are hoping they will. Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which governs the handling of European […]

A redesign of Google Account gives users a clearer access to their privacy control settings. On Thursday, the product manager of Google Account, Jan Mannermann, announced the updates on Google’s blog.  Currently, Android users will see this redesign immediately.  web users and iOS users will be able to have access to this interface later this year. […]

Elliot Schrage, Facebook’s head of communication and policy, is resigning after leading the company’s communications and pl icy teams for the past ten years. According to a Facebook post on Schrage’s public page, he says it’s time for him to start a new chapter: As our community and global impact expanded, our challenge to strike a […]

According to an article that appeared in GeekWire, Google will pause state and local political ads in Washington state.  This action is in response to a new campaign finance law that requires near “real-time disclosure of detailed information about election ads in response to public records requests.” This is what Google had to say in its AdWords policy update: […]

It seems Facebook can’t get out of trouble.  The company is, once again, under fire once again for mishandling user data.  This time, it is being charged with Sharing information with at least 60 device makers, including Amazon, Apple, Blackberry, HTC, Microsoft and Samsung. According to reports by The New York Times, since 2007, Facebook has created partnerships […]

The GDPR is now in effect, and on its heels is the proposed EU copyright reform for US technology companies.  The pending legislation would take the disastrous “link tax” approach applied in Germany and Spain across the whole of Europe. The idea behind this legislation is to harmonize copyright laws across Europe.  The European Commission wants to fix the fragmented set of laws and enforcement rules […]

There has been quite a war between Apple and Samsung in regard to patents.  Recently, Apple has been awarded a massive jury verdict against the South Korean company.  The federal jury in the US granted Apple $538 million. Back in 2012, Apple won a federal jury verdict of over $1 billion for various patent and design infringements […]