Google Will Continue to Use Targeted Advertising: U.S. District Court Finds Class Action Suit Does Not Prove Google Caused Damage
A class action complaint accusing tech giant Google and two other marketing companies of evading the blocks that Microsoft and Apple had created for cookies was dismissed Wednesday. The blocks, which are intended to prohibit companies from accessing cookies to collect information intended for targeted marketing, are viewed by many as an invasion to privacy […]
LinkedIn Sued for Improper Use of Customer Email Addresses
According to a complaint filed in California, customers are upset over the fact that LinkedIn, the largest professional networking website in the world, allegedly hacked into their email accounts to illegally market their website to its customers contacts. The complaint goes on to state that the company requests that members provide an external email address […]
PepsiCo Settles Lawsuit over Naked Juice
A recent settlement over PepsiCo’s use of the word “natural” on the labels of their popular Naked Juice could have an impact on the ongoing issues related to food marketing. The Food and Drug Administration has no clear-cut definition of the world natural with respect to food labeling, due in part to the fact that […]