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Online advertising poses significant security, privacy risks to users, US Senate report says |
May 15, 2014
The current state of online advertising endangers the security and privacy of users and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission should force the industry to offer better protections through comprehensive regulation, the U.S. Senate said in a report.The report includes findings and recommendations of the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs following an investigation into the distribution of malware through online ads—also known as “malvertising.” It was followed by a hearing Thursday that included testimony from Yahoo and Google about their efforts to combat such threats.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2155820/online-advertising-poses-significant-security-privacy-risks-to-users-us-senate-report-says.html#tk.rss_all
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