online privacy

Online Privacy: Can Tinseltown Teach Silicon Valley the Way?

Zephrin Lasker, CEO and Co-Founder, Pontiflex in News on February 16, 2011 at 11:02 am PT

If there is one topic trending higher in the press than the latest celebrity breakup, it’s the issue of online privacy. The government is now exploring tighter regulation of the online advertising industry. The FTC recently called for a do-not-track system that would allow consumers to opt out of being monitored online. And now the Department of Commerce has taken up the cause with recommendations for a Privacy Bill of Rights.

Oklahoma Abortion Law's Online-Publication Rules Come Under Fire

Jonnelle Marte, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on October 13, 2009 at 8:47 am PT

A new Oklahoma law that will allow the state to publish detailed information about abortion patients online has created uproar from critics who view it as a blow to women’s rights and is providing the latest fodder in the debate over online-data privacy.

New Blog "Microsoft on the Issues" Needs Some Sassier Issues (BoomTown to the Rescue!)

Kara Swisher in News on January 13, 2009 at 10:00 am PT

With a new administration coming into power, it makes a lot of sense for Microsoft to launch its new “Microsoft on the Issues” blog this week. But, so far, with only two posts and few comments, it’s a tad dry–and, by that, I actually mean dull–and in desperate need of some spicy sauce to jazz up the joint. Here are some modest BoomTown suggestions for livelier posts (including a Ballmer “BOMB-er” blog).