Here's an excerpt from a new Bits Blog entry by Saul Hansell on April 14th.
The newspaper industry is now arguing that the First Amendment protects its right to follow users around the Internet so it can charge higher prices on advertising.This argument was made in a filing by Newspaper Association of America commenting on the Federal Trade Commission’s proposal that the companies involved in advertising that uses what is called behavioral targeting create a self-regulatory code that limits their use of sensitive information.
To see the full article go to Newspapers Argue For First Amendment Right to Snoop on Readers.