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• Google alleged to be using Android as a Trojan horse to deceive partners

  April 10, 2013

  Google is facing antitrust allegations related to its mobile business in Europe in a new complaint filed by a group of companies including Microsoft.

• Apple faces patent infringement allegations over how content is delivered to iPhone, iPad

  March 22, 2013

  Intertrust Technologies Corp. has filed a lawsuit alleging Apple infringed 15 of its patents related to how content such as applications, music and videos is protected when it is streamed or downloaded from the Internet to an iPhone, iPad or iPod touch device.

• Consumers want more control over personal info shared via mobile apps

  March 15, 2013

  With only 37 percent of consumers comfortable sharing personal information with an application, some may be avoiding apps while others are likely engaging not knowing that an app is sharing information without their permission, according to a new report from MEF.

• Text spam promising free Walmart gift cards focus of FTC complaint

  March 8, 2013

  The Federal Trade Commission initiated an assault against spam text messages, filing complaints against 29 defendants accused of collectively sending more than 180 million unwanted text messages to consumers.

• Library of Congress responds to White House statement on unlocking mobile phones

  March 5, 2013

  The Library of Congress responded to The White House’s position on making unlocking of mobile phones legal.

• FTC wants mobile firms to do more to protect consumer privacy

  February 5, 2013

  The Federal Trade Commission continues to underscore its focus on mobile privacy, having reached an $800,000 settlement with social networking application Path over privacy-related claims and issuing new mobile privacy guidelines in the same week.

• WhatsApp’s privacy troubles a warning for all app developers

  January 29, 2013

  In a reflection of the growing scrutiny on the privacy practices of app developers, Canadian and Dutch data protection authorities recently joined forces to investigate the activities of mobile messaging application WhatsApp.

• User concern over mobile privacy is growing: report

  January 28, 2013

  Compared with a year ago, 72 percent of smartphone users say they are more concerned about privacy on their smartphone, according to new research from Truste.

• Google, FTC agreement could make mobile more hospitable for smaller players

  January 4, 2013

  Google has reached an agreement with the Federal Trade Commission over its antitrust suit that will give competitors greater access to its mobile patents and could mean fewer patent-related lawsuits.

• Amazon wins battle, but not war over "App Store” term

  January 3, 2013

  Amazon has won a battle with Apple over the use of the term “App Store,” but the war is still to be fought with no decision yet over claims that the online retailing giant infringed Apple’s trademark.

• New FTC privacy guidelines cut wider swath through mobile

  December 21, 2012

  New guidelines over protecting children’s privacy from the Federal Trade Commission specifically reference mobile applications and device identifiers, promising to impact a wider array of mobile companies.

• Apple takes a blow in patent battle with Samsung

  December 21, 2012

  A preliminary ruling from the U.S. Patent and Trademark office has found Apple’s pinch-and-zoom patent to be invalid, which could be big win for Samsung and other handset manufacturers if the ruling is upheld.

• IPhone found to infringe patents without easy workarounds

  December 15, 2012

  A jury last week found that Apple’s iPhone infringes three patents owned by MobileMedia Ideas covering camera phones and how incoming calls are handled.

• App developers face potentially significant fines if they ignore privacy issues

  December 10, 2012

  The growing concern over a perceived lack of attention being paid to consumer privacy by mobile application developers comes with potential financial ramifications for the first time now that California’s attorney general office is suing Delta Air Lines over the issue.

• FCC ruling on text messages paves way for bigger commitment to mobile marketing

  December 3, 2012

  A recent ruling by the Federal Communications Commission regarding certain types of text messages could open the door for brands to make a bigger commitment to mobile marketing.

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