whew, ok, I made it thru this new class action suit vs Google.
1) like state AGs, focused on ads at intersection of data policy and competition policy
2) lead also brought impressive suit vs Facebook in 2018 (still active)
3) feels more like racketeering👀
documentcloud.org/documents/2053…
1) like state AGs, focused on ads at intersection of data policy and competition policy
2) lead also brought impressive suit vs Facebook in 2018 (still active)
3) feels more like racketeering👀
documentcloud.org/documents/2053…
there is an interesting claim how Google and Facebook mutually benefited each other enriching data. Reminder, Google merged cookies in Fall 2016 ahead of AG's alleged Facebook+Google collusion in 2017. Cites 🙏🏾WSJ/NYT reporting by @ryanjtracy @JeffHorwitz / @tiffkhsu @daiwaka.
Very interesting point: "Through this amendment, Google explicitly takes the position that nonconsensual surveillance of 'browsing history' is 'dishonest behavior.'"
A reminder, UK regulator found Google collects majority of its data as a 3rd party where user doesn't intent to interact with Google. We've done consumer research and found this to be at odds with consumer expectations, too. niemanlab.org/2019/04/does-g…
Lastly, our published research from a Vanderbilt prof was first study I've seen to lay out the baseline for all of the data Google could collect on consumers and noted the distinction between "active" collection vs "passive" collection (ie surveillance). ftc.gov/system/files/d…
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