On July 29, the Hong Kong Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data has issued a new guidance note on preparing Personal Information Collection Statements and Privacy Policy Statements. The guidance note is intended to help organizations prepare clear and informative privacy notices in order to comply with the requirements under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance and the Data Protection Principles.
Tag Archives: app privacy
Parties Divided Over FCC Involvement in Mobile Privacy
Comments filed recently with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) show a deep divide over whether the agency should pursue further action to address privacy and security of information stored on mobile devices. Reply comments are due soon.
Industrywide App Agreement Enhances Privacy Protections and Enforcement
A new agreement this week between mobile app platform operators and the California Attorney General effectively creates enforceable, nationwide mobile app privacy standards that companies will need to follow going forward.
App Privacy is in the News Again
This blog entry describes and links to articles from today’s Wall Street Journal and New York Times concerning the proliferation of appps (at the expense of software manufacturers) and the issue of app privacy, and how industry is addressing it. Hogan Lovells’ Chris Wolf is quoted in the Times article on how app developers should invest in creating privacy policies as a fundamental requirement, and a free webinar on app privacy hosted by the Mobile Marketing Association in conjunction with the Future of Privacy Forum is described, with a registration link.