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Global App Review Finds 85% of Apps Have Privacy Shortcomings

Posted on September 17, 2014 by pogowasright.org

Monika Kuschewsky and Katherine Gasztonyi write:

In May 2014, the Global Privacy Enforcement Network (“GPEN”) performed its second Global Privacy Sweep, in which 26 privacy enforcement authorities from 19 countries downloaded 1,211 mobile apps and assessed their privacy practices. On September 10, 2014, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (“OPC”) published the results of the Sweep (the “OPC Report”). The main findings can be summarized as follows:

Read their summary and discussion in Covington & Burling InsidePrivacy.

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