Tough week for creepy marketing
This hasn't been a good week for the surveillance-marketing complex, has it?
Experian Sold Consumer Data to ID Theft Service — Krebs on Security
Google pulls all Android apps linked to adware badness THAT MUST NOT BE NAMED (Is it just me, or did you just blow away all your ad-supported Android apps too?)
Sorry, lobbyists! Europe’s post-Snowden privacy reform gets a major boost (via taint.org: Justin Mason's Weblog)
This Beheading Video Is Brought to You By Nissan
Chrome for the slurp-weary: Cookie-binning Aviator browser arrives
One bright spot is this site, whose ads I see because they're first-party. And it turns out that they have a magazine-line ad sales model, too. The Quartz Way (2) (via Digiday)
Bonus links (making the rounds, but you need to read the whole things)
Stallman: How Much Surveillance Can Democracy Withstand?