Updates on Developments in Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Yesterday, the FTC announced a settlement with Goldenshores Technologies, a company that makes the most-downloaded flashlight app on the Android platform. The FTC alleged that Goldenshores violated Section 5 of the FTC Act by failing to disclose to consumers that it shared location data it collected from users’ device with…
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Senator Al Franken recently sent a letter to Apple and Google asking them to require all applications available in the Apple App Store and the Android App Market to have “clear and understandable” privacy policies. He made a similar request at a Senate hearing on mobile privacy earlier this month. …
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Last week, iPhone and iPad App users filed two separate class action complaints against Apple and iOS App developers in the Northern District of California. (The complaints are currently captioned Freeman v. Apple, Inc. and Lalo v. Apple, Inc.) In both, the plaintiffs charge the defendant…
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