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Privacy Protections Spur Companies to Collect Personal Info on Consumers, Build Profiles

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New privacy protections from tech giants and governments threaten to staunch the flow of user data that companies have long relied on to target consumers with online ads, The Wall Street Journal reports. The group plans to use this information to target ads to customers. Illustration credit: golden sikorka ].

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Sephora Data-Privacy Penalties Sound Alarm for Marketers

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Marketers are taking notice of California’s data-privacy laws after cosmetics retailer Sephora agreed last month to pay $1.2 1, 2023, a new law called the California Privacy Rights Act will take effect, expanding and amending the existing California law.

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6 Things Cybersecurity PR Pros Should Do To Stand Out

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

Are the company’s offerings geared toward consumers through products like antivirus and firewall solutions, or toward business and enterprise via security information and event management (SIEM) software suites? For example, there are multiple contacts at The Wall Street Journal that cover cybersecurity.

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S&T Live Recap: Michele Ewing on Ethics in Public Relations and Data Privacy

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consumers don’t trust companies to use their data ethically. She is an associate professor and public relations-sequence coordinator in the School of Media & Journalism at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio. That data can then be sold to data brokers and used to target consumers with certain messages. 27 from 3-4 p.m.

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News media in 2022: Reuters Institute Digital News Report

Stephen Waddington

It covers business models, audience strategies, journalism practice, regulation, and future technologies. Key challenge for this year is for news media to reengage, as well as build deeper relationships with regular news consumers. Publishers say that, on average, three or four different revenue streams will be important in 2022.

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8 headlines from the Reuters Institute future of news report

Stephen Waddington

A Facebook backlash, robot journalism, audio and slow news, are all among news trends spotlighted in a report published by the Reuters Institute. The Digital News Project at the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism has published its Journalism, Media, and Technology Trends and Predictions for 2019.

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Reaching Your Audience: Which Online Marketing and Advertising Tactics Actually Work?

Buzzstream

Privacy Concerns. The debate about the Internet and privacy continues to be a concern for many Americans. In addition, if you’re experiencing lower sign-ups, the barrier to entry may be too high for some consumers. Do people prefer to watch ads or would they rather give away some of their privacy? Would You Rather?