Category Archives: mobile

Do app stores require privacy policies?

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Jim Brock

If your application transmits no data (including to advertising companies), then you may not have anything to disclose when it comes to privacy. But if your app does transmit data, you should consider these provisions: Apple App Store Review Guidelines, … Continue reading →

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Meaningful Mobile Choice Begins with the Privacy Policy

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Jim Brock

PrivacyChoice Policymaker is featured today in the IAB Blog, with my pitch for ad companies to encourage app developers to focus on better privacy disclosure for users, particularly when it comes to third party ad tracking. Privacy advocates and regulators … Continue reading →

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Introducing Policymaker: Making mobile privacy easier (and better)

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Jim Brock

As today’s New York Times reports, we have launched PrivacyChoice Policymaker, a new service enabling mobile publishers to better and more easily communicate with their users about privacy. Through a ten-minute, step-by-step process, an app developer can now create a … Continue reading →

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New Tracker List category:
Tracking By Device ID

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Jim Brock

Our goal is to make sure that the PrivacyChoice Tracker List remains the most comprehensive global database of tracking company information. To do this, we will continue to add new parameters to the dataset. Today I’m pleased to announce an important … Continue reading →

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Will behavioral icons matter on mobile?

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Jim Brock

Last week Mozilla announced the availability of a Do-Not-Track setting in the mobile version of Firefox. Although not yet honored by more than a few companies, seeing this implementation reminds me of how the mobile paradigm may require a very … Continue reading →

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