Topic: mobile privacy
The Do Not Track privacy hearing called by Sen. Jay Rockefeller for Wednesday before the commerce committee is bound to feature some fireworks. That's because Rockefeller has shown himself to be…
The mobile counterpart to the ad industry's ad choices self-regulatory program that allows consumers to opt-out of online-targeted ads is finally here. And yes, there's an app for it. Called Ad…
Path, a social networking app, agreed to settle privacy charges with the Federal Trade Commission that it collected personal information from users' mobile address books without their knowledge or consent.…
It's a sign of the times that we now have a Data Privacy Day, recognized not just in the United States, but also in Canada and 27 other countries. Lawmakers…
There's no shortage of privacy bills in Congress, but that doesn't mean lawmakers won't keep trying. The latest entrant is a draft for a mobile privacy bill from Rep. Hank…
Sen. Al Franken's (D-Minn.) location privacy bill requiring companies to get permission from users before collecting their location information was voted out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday afternoon in…
Mobbles pre-emptively took its mobile app for kids temporarily offline this morning after learning that a privacy group would be filing a complaint against it with the Federal Trade Commission. According…
Mobile apps for kids are still flunking in terms of privacy. Most don't even have a privacy policy and far too many kids' apps are sharing information about kids with…
The California Attorney General filed suit against Delta Airlines for violating the state's online privacy law. According to the complaint filed Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court, Delta's app, called Fly…
Privacy groups advocating more stringent regulations for marketing to children online and on mobile devices released a study today showing that parents and other adults overwhelmingly agree with them. Many of…
