Growing Privacy Scrutiny of Mobile Could Lead to Legislation This Year
Monday, May 23, 2011By Chantal Tode, MOBILEMARKETER.COMMOBILEMARKETER.COM Mobile firms such as Google, Facebook and Apple face growing regulatory scrutiny, with some sort of legislation looking...
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Is Your Smartphone Stalking You?
Google executive Eric Schmidt will finally testify on Capitol Hill this week after our year and a half long campaign to bring him to the Congress. Related Focus Areas: Privacy Published Date:Monday,...
View ArticleRude Awakening
Thursday, September 22, 2011By Staff Writers, POLITICO INFLUENCEPOLITICO INFLUENCE K Street is buzzing over the shock and awe tactics Consumer Watchdog used this morning when its members showed up at...
View ArticleAll Eyes On Carrier IQ Following Spyware Allegations
Thursday, December 1, 2011By Richard Adhikari, TECHNEWSWORLD.COMTECHNEWSWORLD.COM A network monitoring application has privacy watchdogs up in arms after a security researcher claimed that the software...
View ArticleCarrier IQ Faces Lawsuits, Lawmaker Seeks FTC Probe
Friday, December 2, 2011By Elinor Mills, CNET.COMCNET.COM Carrier IQ's woes continue to multiply. The Mountain View, Calif., startup now faces four lawsuits over allegations that its cellphone software...
View ArticleConsumer Watchdog Wants Probe of Carrier IQ, Carriers
Friday, December 2, 2011By Grant Gross, COMPUTERWORLDCOMPUTERWORLDThe software maker has turned mobile phones into spy phones, the consumer group says IDG News Service -- Consumer Watchdog has called...
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Consumer Watchdog Asks Justice Department, FCC To Investigate 'Spyphone Scandal'
Probe of Wiretap Violations Should Include Google, Apple As Well As Software MakerContact Info Name:John M. Simpson Phone Number:310-392-0522, x317Friday, December 2, 2011 Related Focus Areas:...
View ArticleCarrier IQ Defends Itself in Furor Over Smartphone Users' Privacy
Saturday, December 3, 2011By David Sarno and Tiffany Hsu, LOS ANGELES TIMESLOS ANGELES TIMESThe software firm acknowledges that it collects a wide variety of smartphone usage data. 'But capturing...
View ArticleLawmakers, Consumer Advocates Urge Federal Probe of Carrier IQ Mobile Services
Monday, December 5, 2011By Yu-Ting Wang and Adam Bender, COMMUNICATIONS DAILYCOMMUNICATIONS DAILY Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., Sen. Al Franken D-Minn., and Consumer Watchdog are asking federal regulators...
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Google's Motorola Deal OK'd, But Regulators Vow to Monitor Patents
Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic have cleared Google's $12.5 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, but are vowing to keep a close eye on the Internet giant's behavior after the deal goes...
View ArticleApple, Google, RIM Plaster Privacy Warnings On Prying Apps
Thursday, February 23, 2012By Anna Leach, THE REGISTER UKTHE REGISTER UKCali's chief legal bod strong-arms mobile software stores Mobile software that meddles with your sensitive info must have privacy...
View ArticleConsumer Groups Slate Google’s Tiny Wi-Spy Fine
Tuesday, April 17, 2012By Jennifer Burt, eWEEK.COMeWEEK.COMGoogle’s $25,000 FCC fine for “hypocritical” obstruction is small change, say criticsread more
View ArticleGoogle Spends More On One Day of Lunch Than It Will On FCC Fine
Tuesday, April 17, 2012By Sarah Kessler, MASHABLE.COMMASHABLE.COM The FCC is fining Google $25,000 for impeding an investigation into personal e-mails and other data collected via the company’s Street...
View ArticleGoogle Stock Split Wins Approval; CEO Loses Voice
Thursday, June 21, 2012By Michael Liedtke, ASSOCIATED PRESSASSOCIATED PRESS Related Focus Areas: Privacyread more
View ArticleYahoo Wants To Personalize Your Smartphone’s Home Screen
Friday, November 28, 2014By Wendy Lee, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLESAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLEhttp://www.sfgate.com/business/article/Yahoo-wants-to-personalize-your-smartphone-s-5923534.phpMark Daiss’...
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