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Verizon partner wont stop using unkillable tracking cookies, refuses to honor its own opt-out requests

2015-01-16 15:31:39| Extremetech

A new report from ProPublica highlights how advertising companies are piggybacking on Verizon's user tracking to create zombie cookies you can't delete -- no matter what.

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Countries can opt-out of approved GM crops, says EU

2014-12-05 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology

The European Union has given member states the option of banning use of genetically modified (GM) crops despite the approval for cultivation by the 28-nation bloc's food safety authority.

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Drone net contractor claims telecoms opt-out

2014-11-29 01:09:45| Telecom - Topix.net

Telecoms contractor BT pleaded ignorance of controversial US drone operations to avoid accounting for its work on them under international rules of corporate social responsibility. The telco has issued the same statement repeatedly since legal charity Reprieve complained about its contract to supply a major trunk line for the US global military network under OECD rules last July.

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Schumer: Give Customers "Opt-Out" On Tracking By Retailers

2013-07-30 14:44:11| Apparel - Topix.net

Sen. Charles Schumer wants FTC to require customers to be told if retailer is using tracking technology to follow them in store Schumer says stores like Family Dollar, Swatch and American Apparel use new technology allowing them to track customers' every move.

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