FTC releases mobile privacy report: Mobile privacy guidelines released Friday by the Federal Trade Commission outline the agency’s
recommendations for how best to inform consumers about how mobile apps collect
and use personal information.
The FTC suggestions on improving data
disclosure are aimed at major players in the industry, from app developers and
advertising networks to the giant tech companies that distribute the apps, such
as Apple, Google and Facebook.
In a news conference Friday, FTC chairman Jon
Leibowitz said that the FTC report should be considered separate but “complementary”
to a forthcoming report based on current discussions at the National
Telecommunications and Information Administration.
Leibowitz, who has made privacy a focus
during his time as FTC chairman, said this will likely be his last public
announcement before he steps down as chairman on Feb. 15.
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