Tonya Riley reports: Fertility app Premom says it offers more than a half-million users a “simple, effective and affordable solution for all trying to conceive.” The popular app, which consistently ranks among the top search results for fertility apps in both the Apple App and Google Play stores, asks users to upload details about their sexual health…
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Fearing coronavirus, a Michigan college tracks its students with a flawed app
Zack Whittaker reports: Albion College, a small liberal arts school in Michigan, said in June it would allow its nearly 1,500 students to return to campus for the new academic year starting in August. Lectures would be limited in size and the semester would finish by Thanksgiving rather than December. The school said it would test both staff and students…
Article: A Duty of Loyalty for Privacy Law
To add to your must-read list: Richards, Neil M. and Hartzog, Woodrow, A Duty of Loyalty for Privacy Law (July 3, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract= Abstract Data privacy law fails to stop companies from engaging in self-serving, opportunistic behavior at the expense of those who trust them with their data. This is a problem. Modern…
Secret Service Bought Phone Location Data from Apps, Contract Confirms
Joseph Cox reports: The Secret Service paid for a product that gives the agency access to location data generated by ordinary apps installed on peoples’ smartphones, an internal Secret Service document confirms. The sale highlights the issue of law enforcement agencies buying information, and in particular location data, that they would ordinarily need a warrant…