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Google agrees to CA Online Privacy Act for mobile with Apple and Microsoft

As the Californian Online Privacy Act extends to Mobile Apps in an effort to keep the entirety of the web-connected western-USA world safe from harm, several of the biggest names in mobile computing have jumped on board with the initiative. It’s California’s Office of the Attorney General that has gotten agreements from no less than Apple, Google, Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, and Research in Motion amongst others to “improve privacy protections on mobile apps.” This extension of the Online Privacy Act in California will now protect apps for mobile devices, none of...

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Published By: SlashGear - Wednesday, 22 February

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