Privacy Vote Sends Mixed Signals

No consensus on voluntary code of conduct for apps

This was not a good week for groups trying to hammer out voluntary privacy policies.

A government-hosted multistakeholder group came close Thursday, but stopped short of agreeing on a voluntary code of conduct for how apps communicate to consumers which data they collect and share.

Originally convened a year ago by the Commerce Department at the urging of the White House, the group consisted of stakeholders across the app ecosystem—from consumer and privacy advocates to app developers, publishers and advertisers. 

The group was charged with looking at the data-collection practices of mobile apps and developing a voluntary privacy code.

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