Lawmakers seek hearing on Carrier IQ privacy issues

On January 13, 2012, in Industry News, by Jaikumar Vijayan

Three House members today called for a Congressional hearing on the implications raised by the use of the Carrier IQ’s software by wireless carriers.

Lawyer: Regulators sniffing around mobile privacy issues

On November 15, 2011, in Industry News, by Nancy Gohring

Regulators are starting to investigate what kind of oversight is in place to make sure that mobile applications don’t encroach on user privacy rights, Microsoft attorney Mary Newcomer Williams said at a conference about legal issues in mobile broadban…

Find My Friends Review

On November 14, 2011, in Industry News, by Michael Simon

Apple’s newest iOS social tool, Find My Friends, really should be called Find My Friend’s iPhone. Basically an inversion of Find My iPhone, the original cloud-based locator app, this latest option tracks the GPS of invited buddies and lets you know whe…

Getting started with Facebook video calling

On July 6, 2011, in Industry News, by Kristin Burnham

CIO shows how easy it is to get started with Facebook’s new video calling feature and walks you through the privacy issues you’ll need to consider about the service.

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Apple and Google Provide Testimony Before Senate

On May 11, 2011, in Industry News, by Matthew Tilmann

It was well publicized that Apple would be testifying in Washington on location tracking and other mobile privacy issues.  Well today was the day, and Apple was well represented by vice president Bud Tribble.  More interesting though, was tha…

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