Senator Franken Summons Apple and Google to Hearing on Mobile Privacy

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Apple, Google summoned to Senate hearing on mobile device privacy (from Arstechnica on 4-26-2011) Senator Al Franken (D-MN) has called upon Apple and Google to participate in a hearing with the Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law in order to discuss consumer privacy. The hearing will take place on May 10 at 10am EDT in Washington, where witnesses from the US Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Center for Democracy and Technology, and others will talk about what the latest mobile technology means for privacy and the law.... read more»

Apple Sued Over User Location Data Storage on IPhones, IPads (from Bloomberg at 26-4-2011) Apple Inc. (AAPL) was sued for alleged privacy invasion and computer fraud by two customers who claim the company is secretly recording and storing the location and movement of iPhone and iPad users, according to a federal complaint filed today in Tampa, Florida.... read more»

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