There are few things as creepy in online marketing as digging into someone’s health history, without their knowledge, to advertise to them. Yet that’s precisely what New York-based Epic Marketplace is accused of doing. According to the online advertising company’s...
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Online advertising firm Epic Marketplace is accused by the FTC of spying on Internet users' browsing histories.
How Online Marketer Peered Into People’s Health Histories
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Advertisers are poised to plunge deeper into face-based marketing, which raises a host of security and privacy issues, the FTC said.
Don’t Show Your Face: FTC Warns of Advertisers’ Use of Recognition Tech
The eyes may be the window to the soul, but the whole face could be a path to your pocketbook, if advertisers have their way. The Federal Trade Commission said on Monday that advertisers are using facial recognition technology to...
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