The National Advertising Initiative: The NAI is Broken and Does Not Protect...
Report home | Read the report (PDF) | Previous section | Next section Although it is possible to identify many aspects of the NAI that are broken, this report focuses on four areas in particular: 1)...
View ArticleThe National Advertising Initiative: What the NAI Does
Report home | Read the report (PDF) | Previous section | Next section The essential activity of the NAI is to define terms, discuss a handful of abbreviated consumer rights, which the NAI calls its...
View ArticleThe National Advertising Initiative: The Beginnings of the NAI
Report home | Read the report (PDF) | Previous section | Next section In 1999, when online advertising was still a fresh segment of the advertising sector, widespread concerns arose about the ways...
View ArticleThe National Advertising Initiative: Difficulties with the NAI
Report home | Read the report (PDF) | Next section Part I: Summary When people sit at their computers and browse for new car information or to learn about the latest treatment for diabetes, when...
View ArticleMajor update to cookie opt-out page
Internet privacy — The World Privacy Forum’s guide on how to opt-out of tracking cookies has undergone a complete update. We have added new cookie opt-outs and have updated all of our descriptions of...
View ArticleTop Ten Opt Out list updated
Opt-out and how-to — The popular WPF Top Ten Opt Out List has been newly updated. We have added a new section to our list with step by step details on how to opt out of RapLeaf. We encourage consumers...
View ArticleWPF on EASA: Self-Regulation on Online Behavioral Advertising No Longer Credible
Comments on EASA –The World Privacy Forum submitted comments today on the European Advertising Standards Alliance’s Best Practice Recommendation on Online Behavioural Advertising. Our comments focus...
View ArticleWPF Resource Page: Behavioral Advertising and Privacy
About Behaviorally targeted advertising, World Privacy Forum testimony, comments and resources What is “behaviorally targeted advertising”? Not all online advertising is inherently bad. In its...
View ArticleOnline privacy debate at IAB leadership summit
Online privacy — Pam Dixon will participate in the IAB’s formal privacy policy debate as a privacy and consumer representative on Tuesday, Feb. 26. This marks the first time the IAB annual leadership...
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Consumer Tips: World Privacy Forum’s Top Ten Opt Outs
As privacy experts, we are frequently asked about “opting out,” and which opt outs we think are the most important. This list is a distillation of ideas for opting out that the World Privacy Forum...
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