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Kendall Jenner, Proactiv, and the Next Wave of ‘Empowerment’ Spon

Posted January 9, 2019 / Influencer Marketing, News 0 0 0

Kendall Jenner, Proactiv, and the Next Wave of ‘Empowerment’ Spon Jezebel Maria Sherman On Saturday, Kardashian matriarch Kris Jenner posted a short video clip of her supermodel daughter Kendall Jenner, framed like any other interview...

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Study finds that advertisements contribute to children’s consumption of sugary cereal

Posted January 9, 2019 / Food Marketing, Marketing to kids, News 0 0 0

Study finds that advertisements contribute to children’s consumption of sugary cereal The Dartmouth Anne George According to a recent study, children aren’t pestering their parents for sugary cereal just because of the taste — a team of...

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Consumer, Privacy, Civil Rights Groups Tell Congress That States Must Have Power to Safeguard Privacy

Posted January 7, 2019 / Campaign Updates, News, Privacy 0 0 0

Dec. 13, 2018 Consumer, Privacy, Civil Rights Groups Tell Congress That States Must Have Power to Safeguard Privacy Lawmakers Must Not Support Data Lobby Push for Pre-Emption Congress should give states the room and the power to develop their own...

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We Should Be Able to Take Facebook to Court

Posted January 7, 2019 / News, Privacy 0 0 0

We Should Be Able to Take Facebook to Court The New York Times Neema Singh Guliani After The New York Times revealed last month that Facebook continued to share personal information of millions of consumers with companies like Netflix, Yahoo...

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Consumer groups urge FTC to investigate Google over location tracking

Posted November 27, 2018 / Data collection, FTC, News 0 0 0

Consumer groups urge FTC to investigate Google over location tracking The Hill EMILY BIRNBAUM A coalition of more than 75 consumer groups is urging the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Google for allegedly “manipulating”...

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JUUL EXHALES AFTER DODGING FULL BAN ON FLAVORED E-CIGS

Posted November 16, 2018 / e-cigarettes, News 0 0 0

JUUL EXHALES AFTER DODGING FULL BAN ON FLAVORED E-CIGS Wired Nitasha Tiku ON THURSDAY, FOOD and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb proposed new rules intended to reverse the epidemic of e-cigarette use among youth, including limiting...

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Facebook critics file FTC complaint over breach of 30 million accounts

Posted November 16, 2018 / Data collection, Facebook, News 0 0 0

Facebook critics file FTC complaint over breach of 30 million accounts The Verge Colin Lecher A coalition of Facebook critics has filed a complaint against the company with the Federal Trade Commission, asking the agency to investigate this...

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National Data Privacy Legislation Must Include Civil Rights Protections, Enhanced Punishments for Violations

Posted November 15, 2018 / Campaign Updates 0 0 0

National Data Privacy Legislation Must Include Civil Rights Protections, Enhanced Punishments for Violations Nov. 13, 2018 Statement of Kristen Strader, Campaign Coordinator, Public Citizen’s Commercial Alert Note: Today, 34 civil rights...

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Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis

Posted November 15, 2018 / Data collection, Facebook, News 0 0 0

Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis The New York Times Sheera Frenkel, Nicholas Confessore, Cecilia Kang, Matthew Rosenberg and Jack Nicas Sheryl Sandberg was seething. Inside Facebook’s Menlo Park, Calif....

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As social media ‘influencers,’ patients are getting a voice. And pharma is ready to pay up

Posted November 15, 2018 / Drug Marketing, Influencer Marketing, News 0 0 0

As social media ‘influencers,’ patients are getting a voice. And pharma is ready to pay up STAT KATE SHERIDAN Anne Marie Ciccarella is not a doctor, though she spends a great deal of time with them. She’s not a researcher, though she routinely...

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Beer and spirits feature in HALF of all TV programmes as campaigners call for tighter advertising restrictions on alcohol

Posted October 26, 2018 / Alcohol Advertising, News 0 0 0

Beer and spirits feature in HALF of all TV programmes as campaigners call for tighter advertising restrictions on alcohol Teenage binge drinking is being fuelled by half of all peak time TV featuring booze including popular soaps, research...

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E-cigarette maker Juul boosts lobbying spend amid regulatory crackdown

Posted October 26, 2018 / Cigarettes, e-cigarettes, News 0 0 0

E-cigarette maker Juul boosts lobbying spend amid regulatory crackdown CNBC Angelica LaVito Leading e-cigarette manufacturer Juul spent half a million dollars on lobbying last quarter — up 167 percent from the previous quarter — as regulators...

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