John Battelle's Searchblog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

'The post Ubiquitous Video: Why We Need a Robots.txt For the Real World appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. Last night I had an interesting conversation at a small industry dinner. Talk turned to Google Glass, in the context of Snapchat and other social photo sharing apps. Everyone at the table agreed: it was inevitable – whether it be Glass, GoPro, a button in your clothing or some other form factor – personalized, “always on” streaming of images will be ubiquitous.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

On November 13, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it denied a proposal submitted by AssertID, Inc. for a mechanism to obtain verifiable parental consent in accordance with the new Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (the “COPPA Rule”) that came into effect July 1, 2013. The COPPA Rule requires operators of certain websites and online services to obtain a parent’s consent before collecting personal information online from a child under the age of 13.

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CGI

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Where to start with Business Benefits Realisation Management. ravi.kumarv@cgi.com. Tue, 11/12/2013 - 23:10. Try searching the Internet for information on business benefits management and there’s no end to what useful information you can find. Yet, with so much information freely available and with management frameworks requiring it as best practice, why then do businesses still fail to adopt it?

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John Battelle's Searchblog

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

'The post Nearly 30 Years In Less Than an Hour appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. Pinch me: Last week I gave a “distinguished” lecture in Engineering at Berkeley. It was an honor to do so – I don’t really see myself as distinguished in any academic sense – and certainly not when it comes to engineering.

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John Battelle's Searchblog

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

'The post Twitter Ads Are Getting, Um, More Noticeable appeared first on John Battelle's Search Blog. Two of my favorite companies in the world are Twitter and American Express. I have literally dozens of good pals at both. So this is said with love (and a bit more pointedly at Twitter than Amex, which is just one of many advertisers I’ve encountered in the situation described below.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

On November 13, 2013, Google entered into a $17 million settlement agreement with the attorneys general from 37 states and the District of Columbia related to allegations that the company bypassed users’ cookie-blocking settings on Apple’s Safari browser in 2011 and 2012. The settlement requires Google to refrain from bypassing cookie controls in the future and requires Google to maintain a page on its site informing users about cookies and how to manage them.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 13, 2013

On November 4, 2013, the data protection authority (“DPA”) of the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate announced two sets of recommendations for mobile payment systems, including contactless payments. The recommendations were prepared in conjunction with the state consumer protection agency, the Ministry of Justice for Rhineland-Palatinate, the mobile payment industry and research organizations.

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Hunton Privacy

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

As reported in the Hunton Employment & Labor Perspectives Blog : In a lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas on November 4, 2013, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott sought injunctive and declaratory relief against the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) on the grounds that the agency’s April 2012 Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions “purports to preempt the State’s soverei

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