In the first of our Privacy Scene interviews Jules speaks with SceneTap’s chief strategy officer Andrew Cummins. Sce about their use of facial detection sensors and software to help bar and club patrons find the right night scene before leaving home. Check out the interview and Commissioner Cavoukian’s white paper on the Anonymous Video Analytics (AVA) technology (pdf) used by Scenetap.
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With the July 1st deadline approaching, the FTC sent out over 90 letters to companies that may be affected by the updated COPPA rule. These letters were sent to domestic and international online services – including mobile apps – that “appear to collect personal information from children under 13.” Under the updated rule, the definition of “personal [...]
Read More...Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) introduced the “Apps Act,” a bill that would require developers to have privacy policies detailing their data sharing practices. Developers would also need to obtain consent from consumers before collecting data and securely maintain the data they collect. The proposed bill is based off of AppRights, the Congressman’s online effort to build mobile [...]
Read More...Sharing on Facebook, LinkedIn and elsewhere has made it incredibly easy for users to distribute their favorite Internet finds, though the plugins that make sharing easy and writing the code to do so is extra work for many companies. Consequently, free plugins that manage multiple social networks like AddThis have become quite popular. Consumer experts [...]
Read More...Today, the FTC issued updated FAQs on the amended COPPA rule. There are many requirements relevant to app developers including: (No. 47) Whether you are covered if your app collects data but does not transmit it off of the device: Developers that simply access data on the device (i.e. the data is not being “transmitted” [...]
Read More...At yesterday’s workshop titled, “Future of Privacy + Innovation,” held at U.C. Hastings, participants heard from thought leaders on the evolving privacy space for app developers. California Attorney General Kamela Harris spoke to the audience about the need to balance consumer privacy and innovation while finding new ways to innovate on privacy: “Let’s not stop [...]
Read More...The California Attorney General and UC Hasting’s Privacy and Technology Project is holding a workshop, “Future of Privacy + Innovation” for app developers in California. Participants will hear from thought leaders at the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship, and policy, on the future of privacy and innovation. The Workshop will cover the evolving privacy space for application developers as [...]
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