Jan. 20, 2012 – FTC to probe privacy concerns with internet tech giants, Mobile Bloom
January 20, 2012
Brenda Leong
The Federal Trade Commission has warned that tech companies will be dealt with strictly if they violate user privacy and data security laws. In 2011, the FTC notified and resolved several such issues with Internet magnates Google, Facebook and Twitter after it came to the FTC’s notice that these companies had allowed user privacy to be breached. This year’s focus has shifted to smartphones and tablets, with the privacy watchdog having set its sights on gaining an insight into how user information in mobile products is handled by companies.
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