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Title Hidden hazards of online advertising : an investigation of consumer security and data privacy protection / Lillian Wallace, editor
Published New York : Nova Science, [2014]
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Description 1 online resource
Series Internet policies and issues
Internet policies and issues.
Contents HIDDEN HAZARDS OF ONLINE ADVERTISING: AN INVESTIGATION OF CONSUMER SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY ISSUES -- HIDDEN HAZARDS OF ONLINE ADVERTISING: AN INVESTIGATION OF CONSUMER SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY ISSUES -- LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGING-IN-PUBLICATION DATA -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1: ONLINE ADVERTISING AND HIDDEN HAZARDS TO CONSUMER SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY -- I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- II. BACKGROUND -- III. ONLINE ADVERTISING AND HIDDEN HAZARDS TO CONSUMER SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY
CONCLUSION -- APPENDIX I: ACCOUNTABILITY PROGRAMS -- INDEX
Chapter 2: TESTIMONY OF ALEX STAMOS, VICE PRESIDENT OF INFORMATION SECURITY, YAHOO! INC. HEARING ON ''ONLINE ADVERTISING AND HIDDEN HAZARDS TO CONSUMER SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY'' -- INTRODUCTION -- INTERNET ADVERTISING SECURITY AND THE FIGHT AGAINST MALWARE AND DECEPTIVE ADS -- LEADING THE FIGHT ON EMAIL SPAM -- INCENTIVIZING SHARING: THE BUG BOUNTY PROGRAM -- ENCRYPTION ACROSS YAHOO -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 3: TESTIMONY OF GEORGE SALEM, SENIOR PRODUCT MANAGER, GOOGLE, INC. HEARING ON ''ONLINE ADVERTISING AND HIDDEN HAZARDS TO CONSUMER SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY''
Chapter 5: STATEMENT OF MANEESHA MITHAL, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, DIVISION OF PRIVACY AND IDENTITY PROTECTION, FEDERALTRADE COMMISSION. HEARING ON ''ONLINE ADVERTISING AND HIDDEN HAZARDSTO CONSUMER SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY'' -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUES AFFECTING THE ONLINE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY -- III. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEXT STEPS -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 6: TESTIMONY OF LUIGI MASTRIA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DIGITAL ADVERTISING ALLIANCE. HEARING ON ''ONLINE ADVERTISING AND HIDDEN HAZARDS TO CONSUMER SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY'' -- I. BENEFITS OF ONLINE ADVERTISING -- II. THE DAA
PROTECTING OUR USERS WITH THE STRONGEST PROTECTIONS AGAINST HARMFUL OR MALICIOUS CONTENT -- OUR TWO-PRONGED APPROACH: PREVENT and DISABLE -- WE WORK WITH INDUSTRY AND SHARE BEST PRACTICES -- CONCLUSION -- Chapter 4: STATEMENT OF CRAIG D. SPIEZLE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND PRESIDENT, ONLINE TRUST ALLIANCE. HEARING ON ''ONLINE ADVERTISING AND HIDDEN HAZARDS TO CONSUMER SECURITY AND DATA PRIVACY'' -- HOW DOES MALVERTISING OCCUR? -- INDUSTRY and SELF-REGULATORY EFFORTS -- WHAT IS NEEDED?
Summary In this book, the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the U.S. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee examine issues of consumer privacy and security on the Internet and in the broader online economy. Central to this segment of the economy is the online advertising industry, which continues to grow in importance. In 2013, U.S. online advertising revenue for the first time surpassed that of broadcast television advertising as companies spent nearly 43 billion to reach consumers. The online advertising ecosystem is highly complex. Online advertisers do far more than merely disseminate text, graphic, or video advertisements. Underlying the work of online advertisers are sophisticated systems that are able to identify and target specific consumer groups with relevant advertising, as well as state-of-the art security practices to monitor the integrity of these ad delivery systems. The ability to target advertising is a key function of online ad delivery systems, and advertisers are willing to pay a premium of between 60 and 200 percent for these services. With the continuing boom in mobile devices, the importance, and complexity, of digital advertising is likely to continue increasing in years to come. The Subcommittee's investigation focused on the features and vulnerabilities in the online advertising industry that invite malware attacks. The Subcommittee also sought to highlight the potential hazards to private consumer information which result from consumer visits to even mainstream websites. The Subcommittee surveyed Internet participants and interviewed representatives from major ad networks, ad exchanges, data brokers, self-regulatory bodies, the Federal Trade Commission, consumer protection groups, and other participants in the online advertising industry to identify the vulnerabilities that have led to significant
Hazards to consumer safety and loss of consumer privacy online
Notes Title from PDF title page (viewed on August 19, 2014)
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Computer networks -- Security measures.
Data protection.
Internet advertising.
COMPUTERS -- Internet -- Security.
COMPUTERS -- Networking -- Security.
COMPUTERS -- Security -- General.
Computer networks -- Security measures
Data protection
Internet advertising
Form Electronic book
Author Wallace, Lillian, editor
ISBN 9781633214590
1633214591