Jonathan Mayer outlined tracking of Internet users by third-party Web trackers, focusing on a Stanford University study on the various ways people are tracked unknowingly online. After his speech he answered questions from the audience.
This program was part of a forum on Internet privacy co-sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union, the Center for Digital Democracy, Consumer Action, Consumer Federation of America, Consumers Union, Consumer Watchdog, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, U.S. PIRG, and World Privacy Forum.