Two congressmen sent a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg with questions about user privacy in light of the latest controversy. – Two congressmen have sent Facebook a letter with questions about privacy in light of the recent controversy regarding applications exposing user data.
An investigation by the Wall Street Journal revealed some of the most popular applications on
Facebook were exposing User IDs, the identifying nu…
Apple told Congress it collects location information about users of the iPhone, iPad and Mac computers in batches and encrypts it before sending it over a WiFi connection from the device to Apple’s servers every 12 hours. – Apple said its iPhone, iPad and Mac computers collect location information, but do so anonymously in batches and
encrypt it before sending the data over a WiFi connection from the devices to Apple’s
servers every 12 hours.
The normally super-secretive company shed light on its data
collection p…
Congressmen Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas) June 24 sent a letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs about provisions in the company’s privacy policy that allow it to collect data about the location of devices consumers purchase. Apple will not let users download any applications from the iTunes store without agreeing to the new terms and conditions. The lawmakers want to understand Apple’s data collection practices and their potential impact on consumers. – Congressmen want to know more about the data Apple collects
through its location-based services for the iPhone, iPad and computers.
Reps. Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Joe Barton (R-Texas)
June 24 sent a letter to Apple CEO Steve Jobs about provisions in the company’s
privacy policy that allow…
Congressmen Grayson, Clay and Miller are introducing an amendment to the Consumer Financial Protection Agency bill: Today we will offer the “Financial Autopsy†amendment. The Grayson/Clay/Miller amendment is essential to attacking the root problem …
Below is letter text, and attached is the letter that was faxed to every member of the Senate Banking Committee. 10/07/09 Chairman Chris DoddU.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs534 Dirksen Senate Office BuildingWas…
