Mobile App Developers Getting Privacy Savvy, per Study
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Under mounting pressure from regulators and the Obama administration, mobile app developers are becoming more privacy savvy. In fact, the vast majority, 61.3 percent, have privacy policies that detail what [...]
Address Book Privacy Flap Hits D.C.
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It was only a matter of time before Congress got wind of reports that certain apps have been collecting consumers' address books without their consent.
Markey Floats Cellphone Privacy Bill
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The controversy over Carrier IQ's diagnostic tracking software on millions of cellphones caught the attention of privacy hawks in Congress late last year. Now, one of them, Rep. Ed Markey [...]
Lawmakers Go After Carrier IQ Over Privacy Concerns
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Carrier IQ, a company that sells real-time diagnostic tracking software to wireless carriers, has found itself in the crosshairs of Congress over privacy concerns. Worries were raised when an Android [...]