Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, commended mobile privacy stakeholders...
Rep. Joe Barton, R-Texas, commended mobile privacy stakeholders for developing a voluntary code of conduct that would require app developers to tell users about the apps’ data collection and sharing practices via accessible notices (CD July 29 p3). “Short form…
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notices are a great way for app developers to inform the consumer of data collection and sharing practices,” but the code doesn’t do enough to protect user privacy, he said in a news release Monday. “What about data storage practices? Would app developers not also store data?” The code is voluntary, and developers “don’t have to inform users of any data collection or sharing practices,” said Barton. He promised to “continue to work with my colleagues to champion the importance of individual privacy in the digital age."