Obama administration considers privacy protection for teens

Mobile Privacy News

More than a dozen advocacy groups for privacy and child protection have requested that the Obama administration include adolescents into the recommendations it makes for privacy protection within this year’s white paper. This was only one of the two primary requests made by the groups in a letter that was issued to the Commerce Department, Justice Department, the White House, and the Interagency Subcommittee on Privacy and Internet Policy co-chairs for the National Science and Technology Council at the White House. These groups include the American Academy of Pediatrics, the…

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Mobile Device Users Can be Tracked Using Google Web Mapping

Geotargeting

Google customers whose mobile device Wi-Fi is on may have their previous whereabouts available for anyone to track on the Web.  Among Google’s practices is the publication of the probable location of millions of mobile devices that have active Wi-Fi connection.  This is only the latest of a number of discoveries being made this year regarding the tracking and locating of mobile devices, and the associated privacy issues.  One example of this occurrence is with Android phones which have enabled location services.  They regularly send location data stamped with the…

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Mobile privacy laws hot topic for senate

Mobile Privacy Laws

The consumer protection subcommittee (of the Senate commerce committee) will be holding a hearing Thursday to discuss mobile privacy. Representatives from Apple, Google and Facebook will be there to speak as well as a representative from Common Sense Media. The consumer protection subcommittee will be discussing consumer privacy rights and discussing industry procedures for mobile data collection. Last week, Apple and Google faced tough questioning from members of the Senate Judiciary subcommittee about their company privacy policies. Representatives from both Apple and Google reiterated that customers have control over whether…

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SMS marketing tactics taken to the next level

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Research analysts say texting is a unique marketing avenue because of its wide reach and simplicity. Merchants should personalize marketed text messages, but also follow good practices and send a lot of what could be considered spam. Enlisting the help of a vendor would be best, due to laws regarding spam, but past that it is pretty straight forward. According to a wireless industry trade group, more than 3.5 billion texts are sent and received every day. More than 97 percent of text or SMS marketing messages are opened; of…

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New free app to help consumers with credit ease

The explosion of growth in mobile technology has opened the door to convenience on the go. Mobile users can download apps that are efficiency tools. They can comparison shop on the move and now, they can also get access to their credit report. Equifax credit monitoring has just released a mobile app for Android system users. Equifax is a global leader in information solutions that is used by large and small businesses and individuals as well. Equifax has facilities in the U.S., with headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and has offices…

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