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• Palm Pre’s data collection methods raise privacy concerns

  August 14, 2009

  A Debian developer is accusing handset manufacturer Palm of crossing the line in terms of the type of data that the company collects about Pre users.

• Entrust, Clickatell partner to enhance mobile security

  August 11, 2009

  Entrust Inc. has signed a deal with Clickatell to expand its ability to send one-time-passcodes (OTP) to mobile devices via SMS.

• IPhone hacks to affect mobile marketing?

  August 4, 2009

  At the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, researchers Charlie Miller and Colin Mulliner presented a security threat to the iPhone that could potentially affect consumers' outlook on mobile marketing.

• AT&T washes hands of Google Voice affair

  August 4, 2009

  AT&T Mobility has absolved itself of any responsibility over Apple's rejection of the Google Voice iPhone application.

• Federal Communications Commission seeks answers over Apple rejection of Google Voice app

  August 3, 2009

  The Federal Communications Commission late Friday afternoon dashed off three letters to Apple, AT&T and Google over Apple's reported rejection of the Google Voice application for the iPhone.

• How secure is Twitter?

  July 22, 2009

  Should frequent Twitter users be concerned about the level of security the site offers, since mobile and PC data encryption seems to be non-existent at board level?

• Media Breakaway settles class action lawsuit

  June 29, 2009

  Mobile content provider Media Breakaway has settled a class action lawsuit, agreeing to give wireless customers refunds for unauthorized mobile content charges.

• Florida AG reaches $1.5M settlement with Verizon Wireless

  June 25, 2009

  Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum's office reached a $1.5 million settlement with Verizon Wireless and its Alltel subsidiary over third-party charges for mobile content.

• T-Mobile denies computer system was hacked

  June 16, 2009

  After a cyber-thief claimed that he hacked into T-Mobile's server and some bloggers deemed it a blow to mobile commerce, T-Mobile claims that no customer or company information was leaked.

• Texting closing in on sending, receiving calls: Vlingo study

  May 21, 2009

  A recent study from Vlingo shows that the text message fad is now bridging the gap between young and old, as almost 60 percent of mobile phone users are texting.

• Handset makers sued over alleged patent infringement

  May 7, 2009

  Fractus S.A. of Barcelona, Spain, is suing mobile phone manufacturers Samsung, LG, RIM, Pantech, Kyocera, Palm, HTC, Sharp, UTStarcom and Sanyo for allegedly infringing nine patents.

• Verizon files lawsuit against Money Warehouse Inc. for unsolicited SMS

  May 6, 2009

  Verizon Wireless, as part of its ongoing efforts to protect customer privacy, has filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania-based Money Warehouse Inc. and other John Does.

• FTC to police wireless space to ensure consumer protection

  April 23, 2009

  The FTC has issued a report based upon a public town hall meeting the commission hosted in May 2008 to explore consumer protection issues arising in the mobile commerce marketplace.

• VeriSign launches mobile identity program

  April 21, 2009

  VeriSign Inc. announced that the VeriSign Identity Protection (VIP) Access for Mobile credential is now available for download onto more than 90 popular mobile phone models.

• Canadian nonprofit asks for stricter regulation of premium SMS promos

  March 10, 2009

  The Union Des Consommateurs, a Canadian nonprofit group, is asking for stricter regulations for text-message marketing promotions.

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