Twenty-three privacy authorities worldwide, including several members of the Global Privacy Enforcement Network, issued a joint open letter to seven app marketplace operators, urging them to improve access to privacy information on mobile apps for users. Specifically, the letter addresses providing users with privacy practice information, informing users about the collection and use of data, and implementing protections to ensure privacy practice transparency.
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California’s Eraser Button Law Triggers Privacy Requirements
By Douglas J. Wood on
Widely known as California’s "Eraser Button" law, SB 568 recently cleared the governor’s desk and has been signed into law. The new law, which takes effect on January 1, 2015, adds two key privacy-related requirements for operators of websites, online services, and mobile apps directed toward minors. Find out whether it will apply to your business…
FTC Addresses Guidance on Mobile Privacy
By Douglas J. Wood on
On February 15, Chris Olsen of the FTC’s Division of Privacy and Identity Protection spoke at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) stakeholders’ meeting in Washington, D.C. to address its recently released Mobile Privacy Disclosures Guidance.
For a full list of the meeting’s highlights, please read the latest post on our sister blog…