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Markey Urges FTC to Protect Consumers From Invasive Web Ads

Press Release

By: Ed Markey
By: Ed Markey
Date: Nov. 1, 2007
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Technology and Communication


MARKEY URGES FTC TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM INVASIVE WEB ADS

WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representative Edward J. Markey (D-MA), a senior member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, released the following comment urging the Federal Trade Commission to address invasive online advertising practices:

Rep. Markey said, "When consumers search for information online, they may be unaware of marketers in their wake, who are scooping up the digital traces of consumers' online activities and compiling profiles that could undermine privacy. The Federal Trade Commission should promptly investigate the privacy impacts of Internet tracking and targeting techniques to ensure that loss of privacy is not the price consumers must pay to realize the benefits of online commerce."


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