The question becomes whether the engines will consider using real-time tweets and status updates from MySpace and Facebook as a way to target people searching for information, products or services on the Web. And, whether using that data to target behavior is, indeed, a breach of privacy.
Source:Will Real-Time Tweets Become Fair Game For BT?
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Jeremy Liew is concerned. The managing director at Lightspeed Venture Partners says that with the Federal Trade Commission framing the topic of BT around privacy, the climate is ripe for government regulation of companies that support online targeting. These companies could move operations offshore to escape restriction — which would mean losing many U.S. jobs [...]
As the public profile of online behavioral targeting rises, the search for consumer-friendly ways of addressing the technology, privacy and opt-out procedures accelerates as well. Multiple projects seem to be running in parallel. The IAB is working on standardized ad labeling, explanatory language and procedures that content providers and ad networks can deploy. A number [...]
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