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Online advertising poses significant security, privacy risks to users, US Senate report says

U.S. Senate report: Consumers can incur malware attacks without having taken any action other than visiting a mainstream website. Cybercriminals have numerous methods to evade security measures, the report says. The FTC should consider issuing comprehensive regulations to prohibit deceptive and unfair online advertising practices, the subcommittee says. Google, Facebook, Twitter and AOL recently founded TrustInAds.org, an organization aimed at making consumers aware of ad-related scams, sharing best practices, identifying trends in deceptive ads.”]

Source: https://www.csoonline.com/article/2155961/online-advertising-poses-significant-security-privacy-risks-to-users-us-senate-report-says.html

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