| 16:17 EDT |  | GOOG, MSFT, AAPL, AMZN, RIMM | FTC recommends privacy controls for 'mobile'
The Federal Trade Commission issued a staff report recommending ways that key players in the rapidly expanding mobile marketplace can better inform consumers about their data practices. The report makes recommendations for critical players in the mobile marketplace: mobile platforms (operating system providers, such as Amazon (AMZN), Apple (AAPL), BlackBerry (RIMM), Google (GOOG), and Microsoft(MSFT)), application (app) developers, advertising networks and analytics companies, and app developer trade associations. Most of the recommendations involve making sure that consumers get timely, easy-to-understand disclosures about what data they collect and how the data is used. Reference Link |
