Tag: privacy

Total Results: 39

Mobile industry in crosshairs of new Do Not Track bill

Published: May 10, 2011

Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) introduced a new bill yesterday that would enable consumers to browse the Internet and use mobile phones without having their movements tracked.

Wireless data revenue to reach $67B this year: study

Published: May 10, 2011

Wireless data service revenues in the United States grew 23 percent in the first quarter of 2011 compared with same quarter last year for a total of $15.4 billion, according to a new report from Chetan Sharma Consulting.

Google accused of sharing user data with app developers

Published: May 9, 2011

Several Android users filed a class-action lawsuit last week claiming that Google accessed their personal information without consent and disclosed this data to Android application developers who, in turn, shared the data with ad networks and Web analytics vendors.

FTC called to address location targeting related to Google’s AdMob

Published: May 3, 2011

The Center for Digital Democracy is calling on the Federal Trade Commission to extend the reach of privacy conditions imposed on Google as the result of a recent settlement to include the company’s mobile advertising network AdMob.

Apple responds to recent location data collection inquiries

Published: April 28, 2011

With all of the buzz around Apple's location data collection practices, the company provided a Q&A to answer some questions and concerns that people have.

Legal and regulatory risks associated with the growth of mobile marketing

Published: April 13, 2011

By Richard B. Newman

Given the current legal and regulatory landscape, companies using mobile must proceed with caution to side-step potential state and federal landmines, including class action litigation.

Do mobile phone users have a constitutional privacy interest in call-location data?

Published: March 2, 2011

By Richard B. Newman

The government recently sought in excess of 100 days of access to “all call and text messages to and from a certain mobile telephone” belonging to an AT&T Wireless subscriber. Did it fly with the court?

Privacy compliance is critical

Published: January 10, 2011

By Richard B. Newman

As online and mobile marketing turn the page on 2010, one thing is clear: privacy and security are center-stage.

Marketers wake up to new privacy challenges

Published: January 3, 2011

By Linda A. Goldstein

The Federal Trade Commission's proposal for a Do Not Track mechanism to let consumers opt out of targeted online and mobile advertising may fall victim to the law of unintended consequences.

More iPhone than Android apps can access sensitive user information

Published: July 29, 2010

Applications developed for iPhone are more likely than those on the Android platform to access sensitive information on mobile devices, according to mobile security company Lookout.