Venkat Balasubramani writes: Hernandez v. Path, Inc., 2012 WL 5194120 (N.D. Cal. Oct. 17, 2012) This is another lawsuit alleging that apps improperly accessed address book and contact information on mobile devices. The related lawsuit Opperman v. Path is pending in front of Judge Sparks; he initially dismissed the lawsuit with some harsh words for plaintiffs,…
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GAO Study Gives Low Marks to Companies Regarding Transparency to Consumers of Use of Location Data
Nihar Shah has a nice recap of the recent GAO report: The Government Accountability Office (“GAO”) released a study in September, 2012 analyzing the collection, use and disclosure practices of fourteen companies operating in the mobile field regarding location data collected from consumers. In the absence of laws or regulations regarding the collection of location data specifically,…
Navigating App Privacy Laws and Best Practices
Tim Kridel writes for Digital Innovation Gazette: More than half of app users have uninstalled or decided to not install an app due to concerns about personal information, according to a recent Pew Internet Project survey. If that isn’t motivation enough to protect customer privacy, consider the growing number of federal and state laws penalizing…
McDonald’s removes networking features in some online games
Cecilia Kang reports: McDonald’s said it has removed social networking features in some of its online games after a privacy advocacy group complained to federal regulators that the restaurant chain was violating child online privacy laws. In a complaint filed last August to the Federal Trade Commission, the Center for Digital Democracy said McDonald’s was…