Making smartphone data anonymous no longer enough: study
Vast quantities of data are scooped up from smartphone apps by firms looking to develop products.
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Vast quantities of data are scooped up from smartphone apps by firms looking to develop products.
If you look at a company like google for example, they are doing web search, they are doing online stores, they are making smartphones, they are doing youtube. it means for them they are probably a little nervous this morning because the ftc has been a little upfront about that. it's one thing when people to run for president talk about, it's another thing one head of the ftc talk about it. i think facebook has the most to be worried about right now because they have recently acquired some other companies, they acquired whatsapp. >> purchases that were approved by the ftc. >> the problem for a...