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Online Advertising and Hidden Hazards to Consumer Security and Data Privacy
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Abstract
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations spent a year examining issues central to consumer privacy and security on the Internet and in the broader online economy. The Subcommittee explains that the Internet, as well as all the consumers who visit mainstream websites, is vulnerable to the growing number of malware attacks through online advertising. The investigation shows that lack of accountability within the online advertising industry may lead to overly lax security regimes, creating serious vulnerabilities for Internet users. They recommend establishing better practices and clearer rules to prevent online advertising abuses, strengthening security information exchanges within the online advertising industry, clarifying specific prohibited practices in online advertising, and developing additional "circuit breakers" to protect consumers.
Date
2014-05-15
Document Type
Senate Bipartisan Staff Report
Serial Number
Document Length
47 pages
Congress
113
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, Bipartisan
PAP Major Code
17: Space, Science, Technology, and Communications
PAP Minor Code
1709: Computer Industry, Cyber Security, and the Internet