If you haven't already noticed, the internet is full of advertisements. Some bothersome, some actually intriguing. But what might be considered more noticeable, are Facebook advertisements. They fill the margins of your screen, and seem to never end. However, if you look closely, they pertain to your interests.
This is a form of the violation of privacy that internet companies have made in the past years. Just recently, the White House proposed a "Bill of Privacy" for internet users that would in turn, "give them more say over how personal information is collected and used." Since an agreement to have a straight up "dont track" button for advertisements isn't all that easy, the administration of this bill must have some sort of federal influence on this matter. To do so, the "Federal Trade Commission and California prosecutors have the power to crack down on companies that make misleading statements about their privacy policies." Many companies have coincided with this, like Facebook and Google.
In my opinion, I feel that this bill isn't all that it claims to be. Since advertisement flexibility is key to major web companies, it is clear that they wont be too keen on making it "harder for ad networks to personalize ads people see online." In the end, the proposal only resulted in an ability by the Federal Trade Commission to "crack down" on companies that mislead the public about their privacy policies. To me, this isnt so promising. Although companies like Google and Facebook seem to be caving into pressure by the general public to follow there rules, it doesn't seem all too concrete that the FTC will actually follow through with their intentions. After all, it only says "a bit more control" over their information..
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