The FTC has released The National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2011 and it contains some interesting data. Consider this graphic, depicting the number of registrations per year and the number of consumer complaints per year: Inspection of the data indicates that: (1) the number of active registrations continues to rise each…
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BUSTED! Secret app on millions of phones logs key taps
Dan Goodin reports: An Android app developer has published what he says is conclusive proof that millions of smartphones are secretly monitoring the key presses, geographic locations, and received messages of its users. In a YouTube video posted on Monday, Trevor Eckhart showed how software from a Silicon Valley company known as Carrier IQ recorded…
Jp: App sends user GPS data to ad firm in U.S.
The Yomiuri Shimbun reports: A smartphone application that gathers information on the location of its users was downloaded by more than 1.5 million people, and the data was sent to an advertising company in the United States, according to experts. The application in question is a goldfish catching game that does not require any information…
Facebook Settles FTC Charges That It Deceived Consumers By Failing To Keep Privacy Promises
From their press release: The social networking service Facebook has agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it deceived consumers by telling them they could keep their information on Facebook private, and then repeatedly allowing it to be shared and made public. The proposed settlement requires Facebook to take several steps to make sure it lives up to…