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Bill requiring disclosure of cell phone monitoring software is introduced in House

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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September 14 2012

Wireless carriers and other parties that sell mobile phones would be required to inform consumers about the presence of monitoring software on handsets under a bill introduced by Rep. Ed Markey (D-MA) on Wednesday

Smart phone users express security concerns, while FTC warns app developers about protecting privacy

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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September 7 2012

A survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project demonstrates the extent to which smart phone subscribers have become concerned with the protection of their personal information, with study results showing nearly six out of ten users either avoiding or uninstalling apps that they believe will collect and share their personal data

Samsung ordered to pay $1 billion for violations of Apple patents

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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August 31 2012

Apple won a sweeping legal victory last Friday as a California jury held Samsung, Inc. liable for a hefty $1 billion in damages for willfully infringing six mobile device patents held by Apple

FAA to examine in-flight usage of wireless personal electronic devices

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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August 31 2012

Airline passengers may soon gain greater freedom to use laptop computers, tablet PCs, smart phones and other wireless personal electronic devices (PEDs) at all flight stagesincluding takeoff and landingas the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced plans on Monday to form a government-industry study group that will consider potential changes to current FAA regulations to facilitate increased PED usage

Markey voices concern with law enforcement requests for wireless carrier records

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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July 13 2012

The results of a congressional inquiry in which the nation’s wireless carriers reported more than 1.3 million data requests from law enforcement agencies last year have prompted the concern of Rep. Ed Markey, who proclaimed: "we cannot allow privacy protections to be swept aside with the sweeping nature of these information requests, especially for innocent consumers"

Lawmakers question Apple on iPhone privacy issue

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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February 17 2012

Two members of the House Energy and Commerce CommitteeRepresentatives Henry Waxman and G.K. Butterfieldasked Apple, Inc. on Wednesday to provide details on the security of the iPhone iOS operating system in the wake of reports indicating that the “Path” iPhone app automatically uploads user address book information onto Path servers without the knowledge or consent of subscribers

Sprint, Orange join forces on global M2M services

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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February 10 2012

Multinational corporate customers of Sprint will soon gain seamless worldwide access to machine-to-machine (M2M) data services under a partnership forged by Sprint and France Telecom’s Orange Business Services unit on Tuesday

Web governance should promote openness, say U.S. and U.K. officials

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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United Kingdom, USA
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November 4 2011

Speaking at a London conference, U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague and Vice President Joe Biden agreed that global cooperation is needed to address piracy, identity theft and other problems of illegal behavior on the Internet, but emphasized that any government response must strive to maintain openness on web networks as well as the privacy rights of online users

Microsoft phone tracking feature targeted in lawsuit

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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September 9 2011

A user of wireless smart phones equipped with the Microsoft Windows Phone 7 (WP7) operating system filed suit against Microsoft in a Seattle district court, alleging that the software giant intentionally designed its operating system to collect user location data even when the software’s tracking feature has been disabled by the user

Apple, Google defend tracking practices at Senate hearing

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
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USA
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May 13 2011

Following up on recent reports regarding the tracking practices of Apple, Google and other wireless device firms, members of the newly-convened Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology and the Law voiced their concerns on these practices at a hearing on Tuesday