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1 online resource (viii, 135 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
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Media and communications - technologies, policies and challenges
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Media and communications-- technologies, policies and challenges.
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Smartphones can provide services based on consumers' location, raising potential privacy risks if companies use or share location data without consumers' knowledge. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforces prohibitions against unfair and deceptive practices, and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) sets national telecommunications policy. This book addresses how mobile industry companies collect location data, why they use and share these data, and how this affects consumers. Also discussed are the types of actions private sector entities have taken to protect consumers' privacy and ensure security of location data. |
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MOBILE DEVICES: PRIVACY RISKS AND PROTECTIONS; MOBILE DEVICES: PRIVACY RISKS AND PROTECTIONS; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1 MOBILE DEVICE LOCATION DATA: ADDITIONAL FEDERAL ACTIONS COULD HELP PROTECT CONSUMER PRIVACY; WHY GAO DID THIS STUDY; WHAT GAO RECOMMENDS; WHAT GAO FOUND; ABBREVIATIONS; BACKGROUND; Fair Information Practices; Laws that Govern Private-Sector Use of Personal Information; COMPANIES COLLECT, USE, AND SHARE LOCATION DATA THAT PROVIDE CONSUMER BENEFITS, BUT ALSO POSE PRIVACY RISKS; Companies Collect Location Data in Various Ways; Cell Tower Signal-Based Technologies |
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Wi-Fi Access Point IdentificationCrowd-Sourced Positioning; GPS and A-GPS; Mobile Industry Companies Use and Share Location Data for Various Reasons; Provide and Improve Services; Increase Advertising Revenue; Comply with Court Orders; Location Data Use and Sharing Can Benefit Consumers, but Also Pose Privacy Risks; Consumer Benefits; Consumer Privacy Risks; PRIVATE SECTOR ENTITIES HAVE NOT CONSISTENTLY IMPLEMENTED RECOMMENDED PRACTICES TO PROTECT CONSUMERS' LOCATION PRIVACY; Recommended Practices to Protect Privacy Generally Align with FIPs |
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Companies Take Steps to Protect Privacy, but Not ConsistentlyData Collection, Use, and Sharing; Inconsistent Practices to Protect Location Privacy Raise Risks; FEDERAL AGENCIES HAVE TAKEN ACTIONS TO PROTECT CONSUMER PRIVACY, BUT ADDITIONAL ACTIONS COULD PROVIDE FURTHER PROTECTIONS; Agencies Have Taken Actions to Promote Awareness of Privacy Issues; Educational Outreach; Reports on Consumer Privacy; Regulatory Actions; Guidance for Law Enforcement on Obtaining Mobile Location Data; NTIA's Proposed Stakeholder Process Lacks Defined Performance Goals and an Adequate Enforcement Mechanism |
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CONCLUSIONRECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXECUTIVE ACTION; AGENCY COMMENTS AND OUR EVALUATION; APPENDIX I: OBJECTIVES, SCOPE, AND METHODOLOGY; End Notes; Chapter 2 STATEMENT OF JESSICA RICH, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, BUREAU OF CONSUMER PROTECTION, FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION. HEARING ON ''PROTECTING MOBILE PRIVACY: YOUR SMARTPHONES, TABLETS, CELL PHONES AND YOUR PRIVACY''; I. THE MOBILE MARKETPLACE; II. FTC'S RESPONSE TO CONSUMER PROTECTION ISSUES INVOLVING MOBILE TECHNOLOGY; III. APPLYING THE FTC ACT TO THE MOBILE ARENA; IV. MOBILE PRIVACY POLICY INITIATIVES; A. Privacy Roundtables; CONCLUSION; End Notes |
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Chapter 3 STATEMENT OF JUSTIN BROOKMAN, DIRECTOR, CONSUMER PRIVACY, CENTER FOR DEMOCRACY AND TECHNOLOGY. HEARING ON ''PROTECTING MOBILE PRIVACY: YOUR SMARTPHONES, TABLETS, CELL PHONES AND YOUR PRIVACY''1. THE PROMISE AND PERIL OF LOCATION-ENABLED MOBILE DEVICES; 2. EXISTING LEGAL PROTECTIONS FOR MOBILE DEVICE INFORMATION ARE OUTDATED, INAPPLICABLE, OR UNCLEAR; A. The Telecommunications Act of 1996 and Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984 (CPNI Rules; B. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA); C. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Mobile communication systems -- Security measures -- United States.
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Mobile communication systems. |
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Security systems. |
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United States. |
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Wireless communication systems -- Security measures -- United States.
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Wireless communication systems -- Security measures. |
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Data protection -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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Data protection -- Law and legislation. |
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Privacy, Right of -- United States.
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Privacy, Right of. |
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Global Positioning System -- Security measures -- Data processing.
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Global Positioning System. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Walker, Allen R., editor.
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Miller, Davis Brown, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mobile devices. New York : Nova Publishers, [2013] 162618304X (OCoLC)827973622 |
| ISBN |
9781626183056 (electronic book) |
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1626183058 (electronic book) |
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162618304X |
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9781626183049 |
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