Ad Partner Faces Lawsuit Over Verizon's Super Cookies
verizon è sempre aggressiva nei suoi servizi ... ma i suoi partner potrebbero avere problemi Ad Partner Faces Lawsuit Over Verizon's Super Cookies -<http://wirelessiq.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5000b2674aa552c31856aa70...> A California Judge has ruled that a lawsuit against Verizon for its implementation of stealth "super cookies" can move forward. In 2015, Verizon was caught modifying wireless user data packets to inject a unique identifier header (UIDH) that allows users to be tracked as they wander the Internet -- regardless of their personal browser preferences. It took security researchers two years to even realize what Verizon was doing, and another six months of pressure to make Verizon include a working opt-out function. Verizon ultimately struck a modest $1.35 million settlement with the FCC over its snooping, a Verizon ad partner named Turn also received a light wrist slap from the FTC for its participation in the scheme. While Verizon was able to dodge a broader lawsuit due to the arbitration clause buried in its fine print, Turn apparently isn't quite so lucky. Turn lawyers originally argued that the company should be able to piggyback on Verizon's arbitration dodge. But this week an appeals court ruled (pdf, hat tip: Fortune) that Turn can't benefit from the arbitration rules because it was not party to the agreement between Verizon and Verizon's customers. Verizon's decision to track users without telling them in this fashion was one of the reasons the FCC recently approved new broadband privacy rules that require companies are clear about what's being tracked, and always provide a working opt out option. But after heavy lobbying from Verizon and other large ISPs, those FCC rules were killed by the GOP and Trump administration before they were allowed to take effect last March.
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