We hope that you remembered to "spring
forward" over the weekend —
Today's Privacy Monday is a bit longer than usual –
but an important read, particularly if you are a mobile app
developer.
California Public Utilities Commission Declines to
Develop New Regulations and Standards for Wireless Carriers and
Mobile App Providers . . . for Now, at Least
Certain things in life are a certainty; death and taxes, for
example, or Jennifer Lawrence falling down at the
Oscars. Until recently, a good argument could have been
made that California agreeing to implement new data privacy
regulations was one of those certainties. At its January 16,
2014 meeting, however, the California Public Utilities Commission
("CPUC") declined a request to develop privacy standards
for wireless carriers and mobile applications. The denial
comes in response to a Petition for Rulemaking filed by a
collection of consumer groups (the "Petition") such as
the Consumer Federation of California,
