2018 / ITEGA: Pocantico Report
New nonprofit holds founding meeting aimed at helping the public – and news media – come to terms over privacy, identity and information commerce on the web.
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. – A new nonprofit group has starting seeking consensus on creating an open alternative to the way advertising and social networks are infringing on personal privacy, with a goal of supporting quality journalism on the web. One participant termed the effort the creation of a “data-protection trust” and another called it a “verified news network.”