Amid growing consumer concern over internet privacy and third-party data collection via connected devices, Hamburg, Germany-based privacy protection company eBlocker hit New York Tuesday on an awareness campaign for its router-based privacy technologies that address snooping, dynamic pricing and marketers’ targeting of children. The company is also expanding eBlocker for mobile devices in the next few months and to the enterprise market by year-end, CEO Christian Bennefeld told us.
Amid growing consumer concern over internet privacy and third-party data collection via connected devices, Hamburg, Germany-based privacy protection company eBlocker hit New York Tuesday on an awareness campaign for its router-based privacy technologies that address snooping, dynamic pricing and marketers’ targeting of children. The company is also expanding eBlocker for mobile devices in the next few months and to the enterprise market by year-end, CEO Christian Bennefeld told us.
More critics of a draft business data service order are pressing the FCC to delay a vote planned for the April 20 meeting of commissioners, so far to no effect. The U.S. Small Business Administration and others said more time is needed to address deregulatory BDS proposals in the draft they say would harm business market competition and customers. If nothing else, the agency should create a three-year transition for implementing a new framework, some said. Some are skeptical there will be a pause.
More critics of a draft business data service order are pressing the FCC to delay a vote planned for the April 20 meeting of commissioners, so far to no effect. The U.S. Small Business Administration and others said more time is needed to address deregulatory BDS proposals in the draft they say would harm business market competition and customers. If nothing else, the agency should create a three-year transition for implementing a new framework, some said. Some are skeptical there will be a pause.
Some doubt Chairman Ajit Pai will delay the April 20 commissioner vote on business data service rules despite Incompas asking the FCC to put it off until summer so a list of counties deemed competitive can be publicly reviewed and the commission can do a cost-benefit analysis. The request drew opposition from incumbent telcos' main trade group. A Pai spokesman didn't comment Tuesday but had dismissed a similar call from Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Monday (see 1704100068). Meanwhile, stakeholders stepped up lobbying efforts ahead of the scheduled imposition of Sunshine Act restrictions at Thursday's close.
Some doubt Chairman Ajit Pai will delay the April 20 commissioner vote on business data service rules despite Incompas asking the FCC to put it off until summer so a list of counties deemed competitive can be publicly reviewed and the commission can do a cost-benefit analysis. The request drew opposition from incumbent telcos' main trade group. A Pai spokesman didn't comment Tuesday but had dismissed a similar call from Commissioner Mignon Clyburn Monday (see 1704100068). Meanwhile, stakeholders stepped up lobbying efforts ahead of the scheduled imposition of Sunshine Act restrictions at Thursday's close.
Verizon resisted service-quality regulations proposed in the New York Public Service Commission probe of reliability of the company’s copper network. The carrier responded to the New York Department of Public Service, which in Friday testimony (docket 16-00424) said Verizon isn’t spending enough to address problems. The Communications Workers of America testified that the telco allowed copper to crumble (see 1703240044). Hearings start in the New York PSC probe June 26. The company has come under fire for copper network reliability in other states.
With AT&T, Verizon and a couple of hundred other companies reducing advertising spending with Google over problems that some ads were placed next to extremist or other objectionable content on YouTube and elsewhere, some experts said the miscues could hurt Google. They said brand safety is one issue among several that's troubling the ad industry.
With AT&T, Verizon and a couple of hundred other companies reducing advertising spending with Google over problems that some ads were placed next to extremist or other objectionable content on YouTube and elsewhere, some experts said the miscues could hurt Google. They said brand safety is one issue among several that's troubling the ad industry.
With AT&T, Verizon and a couple of hundred other companies reducing advertising spending with Google over problems that some ads were placed next to extremist or other objectionable content on YouTube and elsewhere, some experts said the miscues could hurt Google. They said brand safety is one issue among several that's troubling the ad industry.