If your station programs to children under the age of 13 or maintains a website or online presence directed to children under age 13, you should be aware of new rules proposed by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that will affect both the types of information you are allowed to collect from children and the manner
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Advertising Industry Publishes Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Data Collection
By David Oxenford on
Posted in Advertising Issues, On Line Media
The Advertising industry recently published self-regulation guidelines for "behavioral advertising," i.e. advertising that is targeted to the user based upon data regarding that user’s activities across various Web sites. The Federal Trade Commission has been urging the industry to develop such standards for some time. These practices have also attracted considerable attention on Capitol Hill. To…