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Mobile Privacy Bill proposed by two Senators

06/19/2011 John Montgallo

Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Sen. Al Franken

A new mobile privacy bill has been proposed by two senators, following an uproar through the media about Google and Apple devices capable of tracking and collecting information about the user of a mobile device. The upset – which has been labeled “Locationgate” – began in April 2011 when an open source application was released by two British researchers, allowing Apple customers to see what data was being stored on their 3G iPads and iPhones regarding their locations. The shake-up soon came to include Google customers and their devices, as…

Mobile privacy laws hot topic for senate

05/18/201105/20/2011 John Montgallo

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…