San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Vice President, Global Policy; Chief Privacy Officer at Yahoo! Inc.
- Education
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- University of California, Berkeley
- Wellesley College
- Connections
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335
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- Industry
- Internet
Anne Toth’s Summary
11+ years of experience leading policy development and implementation at Yahoo! in a wide range of policy areas. Cross-functional experience with sales, marketing, product, customer care, PR, public policy, engineering, UED and legal. Primary responsibilities include managing a team of policy experts, representing the voice of the user as a consumer advocate to executive management, minimizing corporate risk, engendering trust with our audience and users, and establishing industry best practices in key policy areas as a representative of a leading Internet company.
Active in leading industry trade association efforts, lobbying, and public speaking. Testified before US Congress on Internet privacy and online advertising and before the Article 29 Working Party in Brussels on data retention matters.
Previously a board member of the Internet Content Ratings Association, currently a board member of the Network Advertising Initiative. Participate on multiple privacy advisory boards.
Anne Toth’s Specialties:
Internet privacy, HIPAA compliance, GLBA compliance, children's online safety, appropriate content policies, community guidelines, online accessibility for the disabled, advertising policies and standards, SPAM and marketing communications policies, government regulation and legislation, mobile policies.
