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Microsoft Makes WP7 Wi-Fi Location Tracking Code Public Microsoft publicly shared the source code related to Windows Phone 7 Wi-Fi location data collection in order to address privacy fears expressed by consumers and officials.Earlier this year when researchers discovered iPhone files filled with what appeared to be location information dating back months, a lot of people...	4 July 2011 07:06 GMT

Microsoft to Stop Tracking Windows Phone Devices Microsoft plans to strip unique device identifiers from location data it collects from Windows smartphones in order to ensure that individual devices cannot be linked back to it.The upcoming change was revealed in a letter [pdf] sent to members of the US House of Representatives by Andy Lees, president of Microsoft&#...	12 May 2011 06:57 GMT

Windows Phone 7 Handsets Also Collect Location Data Just like devices running mobile operating systems from Apple and Google, handsets based on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 are collecting location data and send it back home.Technology media sites and blogs have been abuzz in the past week with news about location data collection practices on smartphones.It all sta...	26 April 2011 13:40 GMT

Smarphone App Developers Investigated for Possible Privacy Breaches Federal prosecutors from New Jersey are questioning Google and Apple in an investigation that aims to determine if the data collection practices of app developers breached any laws.The problem seems to be that many apps do not clearly inform users regarding the information they gather about them and their devices.Thi...	6 April 2011 03:35 GMT

Google Will No Longer Collect WiFi Data via Street View Cars According to a report from the Canadian Privacy Commissioner, Google doesn't intend to resume the collection of WiFi data through Street View cars and will instead rely on Android handsets to gather the information.The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada released the preliminary findings of its investig...	20 October 2010 12:15 GMT

Many Free iPhone and Android Apps Steal Personal Information A mobile security company claims that many free iPhone and Android applications, which were downloaded by millions of users, pose serious privacy risks. The apps were found to collect private data from handsets and uploading it remote websites.The serious privacy and security breach was announced at this year's ...	29 July 2010 04:38 GMT

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