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FTC cracks down on stalking apps

Thursday, October 24, 2019 by Freeman Lightner

The Federal Trade Commission has barred the developers of three “stalking” apps from selling apps that monitor consumers’ mobile devices unless they take certain steps to ensure the apps will only be used for legitimate purposes. The settlement resolves allegations that these apps compromised the privacy and security of the consumer devices on which th...

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O Brother, Where Art Thou How New Laws Are Governing the Collection and Use of Geolocation Information Inside Apps

Saturday, September 20, 2014 by Adam Grant

Trying to find out where someone is located is valuable information for businesses and attorneys, but there are new laws winding their way through Congress which directly impact how this information is obtained. In 2000, George Clooney appeared in the Joel and Ethan Coen comedy titled O Brother, Where Art Thou? The Coen brothers’ movie created the story as a modern...

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