Google, Microsoft, Apple have adopted an agreement on data privacy: new requirements for mobile application developers
The recently heard scandals that plagued Google and that the search giant used special cookie tricks to bypass the security settings of Safari and Internet Explorer browsers, as well as the incident with the social service Path that copied everything the contents of the address book of the smartphone to their servers, received a logical consequence and, apparently, completion.
Back in August 2011, California Attorney General Kamala Harris began contacts with Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM, Amazon, and Hewlett Packard regarding their compliance with the Online Privacy Protection Act, which was used unknownly or not at all. these companies with mobile apps. Now, obviously, due to the scandals with one of the largest market players and, indirectly, Apple, which will even have to give official explanations to the US Congress, the companies listed above have accepted the agreement according to which companies undertake to require developers to include in their applications privacy policies be able to read before purchasing the app.
To complete the adoption of the new edition of the Online Privacy Protection Act, companies must make some changes to their app stores, notify the developers of the new rules, and monitor their compliance. Curiously, companies obviously do not have a hard time frame for these actions - only after six months, Prosecutor Harris will meet again with a representative of each to verify the changes made, but Google has promised to execute the state decision in the “coming weeks”.
In general, the fact that one person, even if a government official is not of the highest rank, is able to influence the established practice of work of such large players in the IT market, is remarkable.
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Fully with the press release and those who such Kamala Harris can be found here .
Back in August 2011, California Attorney General Kamala Harris began contacts with Apple, Google, Microsoft, RIM, Amazon, and Hewlett Packard regarding their compliance with the Online Privacy Protection Act, which was used unknownly or not at all. these companies with mobile apps. Now, obviously, due to the scandals with one of the largest market players and, indirectly, Apple, which will even have to give official explanations to the US Congress, the companies listed above have accepted the agreement according to which companies undertake to require developers to include in their applications privacy policies be able to read before purchasing the app.
To complete the adoption of the new edition of the Online Privacy Protection Act, companies must make some changes to their app stores, notify the developers of the new rules, and monitor their compliance. Curiously, companies obviously do not have a hard time frame for these actions - only after six months, Prosecutor Harris will meet again with a representative of each to verify the changes made, but Google has promised to execute the state decision in the “coming weeks”.
In general, the fact that one person, even if a government official is not of the highest rank, is able to influence the established practice of work of such large players in the IT market, is remarkable.
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[ Source ]
Fully with the press release and those who such Kamala Harris can be found here .
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/138745/
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