Collection of Location Data Enables Personalized Recommendations; Creates Privacy Concerns Location data is becoming increasing valuable to companies, who can use this information to build detailed profiles of individual’s preferences and activities, including where they live, work and shop. Location data can be collected from all Wifi-enabled smartphones, which have a persistent identifier that can…
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Privacy Alert – New Jersey Supreme Court Requires A Warrant For Searches Of Cell Phone Data
The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that individuals have a reasonable expectation of privacy in their cell phone location data under the NJ state constitution and that “cell-phone location information, which users must provide to receive service, can reveal a great deal of personal information about an individual.” In a turn that is becoming…
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National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Holds Public Meeting on Mobile Privacy
The NTIA’s first multistakeholder meeting on mobile privacy focused on ways to improve the transparency of the privacy practices of mobile apps. By Alice Cheng On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) held a public meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss mobile privacy. After taking public comment in March…
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FCC Seeks Comments about Privacy and Security of Information on Mobile Communication Devices
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is seeking for public comment on the privacy and security of personal information on mobile devices. By Alice Cheng The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently released a request for public comment on the privacy and security of personal information on mobile devices. The Commission, which regulates interstate and international radio, television,…
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