Tag Archives: App

Mobile Ad Co Settles with FTC Over Allegations of Deceptive Geolocation Tracking And Children’s Privacy Violations for $4 Million

By Alan L. Friel and Suchismita Pahi on Posted in Children’s Privacy
On June 22, 2016, mobile advertising company InMobi Private Ltd. settled Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) claims of violations of Section 5 of the FTC Act, and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act and Rule (COPPA), for $4 million.  The violations of COPPA supported the monetary penalty since, unlike Section 5, COPPA provides for … Continue Reading

Mobilizing on Mobile Apps: The FTC’s Comment to the CFPB Signals its Priorities

By William W. Hellmuth on Posted in Mobile Privacy
In recent months, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has been steadily ramping up its efforts to monitor, regulate, and provide best practice guidance in the rapidly expanding field of mobile applications. On September 10, 2014, the FTC issued a staff comment in response to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (“CFPB”) Request for Information on the … Continue Reading

Delta’s Mobile Application’s “Wings Clipped”

By briankarp on Posted in Mobile Privacy
A powerful reminder to the business community that it must take mobile application (“App”) privacy seriously was provided by California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris in the form a complaint filed against Delta Airlines, Inc. (“Delta”) last Thursday. Attorney General Harris announced first ever legal action taken under the California Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”), … Continue Reading

California AG Puts Companies on Notice About App Privacy Non-compliance

By William Weber on Posted in Mobile Privacy
On October 30, California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced that her office is notifying up to 100 companies and mobile application developers that they are not in compliance with the state’s Online Privacy Protection Act (“CalOPPA”). According to Harris’ sample letter, the problem is that the offending apps downloadable through the Apple App Store and … Continue Reading

Facebook Implements California Consumer Privacy Protections In Rolling Out Its New App Center

Photo of BakerHostetlerBy BakerHostetler on Posted in Social Media
In this context, Facebook will require all software applications ("Apps") offered through the App Center to provide a clear link to its privacy policy. Third party App distributors will be able to utilize the Facebook App Center and its development tools to provide, and make discoverable, their mobile offerings. Given Facebook's increasingly large user base and existing third party App infrastructure, the App Center is likely to have an impact of significance on the global mobile application marketplace.… Continue Reading
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