World Privacy Forum » Mobile Privacy

California Governor Jerry Brown signed a new law today that requires smartphone phone manufacturers to put a “kill switch” (remote lock) in phones, and to turn it on by default. Lawmakers hav...

https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2014/08/california-consumers-get-new-smartphone-kill-switch-law-plus-tips-for-iphone-users/

If you are a Facebook user and you would like to opt out of having Nielsen Online tracking and measuring your online moves and habits, here’s how to do that ….

https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2014/07/consumer-tips-facebook-privacy-guide-how-to-opt-out-of-nielsen-research-via-facebook/

First, we heard about consumers saddled with unauthorized in-app purchases made by children via Apple's iTunes store apps. Now we are learning that Amazon account holders were also burdened with ...

https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2014/07/consumer-alert-be-aware-of-unauthorized-in-app-charges/

At the end of its 2013-14 session, the Supreme Court stood up for privacy in a case involving cell phones. In Riley v. California, the Court held that the police cannot search a cell phone’s co...

https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2014/07/supreme-court-ruling-on-cell-phone-privacy-encouraging-for-privacy/

Mobile messaging app Snapchat, which promised its users ephemeral, disappearing picture and video messages, has settled FTC charges that pics and videos sent through its app weren’t as ephemera...

https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2014/05/snapchat-settles-ftc-charges-ftc-says-snapchat-transmitted-user-location-and-collected-address-books-without-notice-or-consent/

  FAQ: I am new to Facebook. What do I need to know about posting to someone else’s Timeline?   When you first join Facebook, you can discover many old friends, acquaintances and relatives yo...

https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2013/10/facebook-privacy-guide-faq-hitting-the-wall/

Learn to protect mobile users and build safe mobile apps at the Mobile Privacy Summit Oct. 23 in Los Angeles. The office of California Attorney General Kamala Harris and the Federal Trade Commiss...

https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2013/10/5961/

Facebook gives you the option to use use secure browsing when a secure connection is available. This is a security option that all Facebook users should use. It is a no-brainer to say yes to. Fac...

https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2013/10/consumer-tip-facebook-privacy-faq-secure-browsing/

San Diego — The California AG’s office and the US Federal Trade Commission are holding a mobile privacy summit October 23, in Santa Monica, California. The emphasis of the event is to learn h...

https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2013/10/mobile-privacy-summit-announced/

We have updated our much-visited Search Engine Privacy Tips in light of recent events surrounding online privacy. First, search engine encryption has become much more important for a number of re...

https://www.worldprivacyforum.org/2013/10/consumer-tips-search-engine-privacy-2/