Mobile App Resource Page

CALPIRG Education Fund

 Below please find a collection of our work on mobile applications, useful resources, and steps you can take to protect yourself online.

• CALPIRG Applauds FTC’s New Privacy Guidelines for Online Apps

• CALPIRG Applauds AG’s New Privacy Guidelines for Online Apps

• Apps for Kids Leave Parents Guessing about Privacy 

• The FTC’s series of online tutorial videos on staying safe on the web.
  

• Smart-Phones Could Put Consumers at Risk of Identity Theft

• AP: Mobile applications to post privacy policies before installation under California agreement

• ABC 7: Experts warn of smartphone security

• AG Announces New Rules to Improve Online Privacy Protections for Consumers

• Avoiding Identity Theft

• WH urges privacy rights, industry promises “Do Not Track Sometimes” while states investigate Google

• Consumers Push Back, Stand UP for Privacy

• The Contra Costa Times: Banking by smartphone can be risky

• Three Groups Urge FTC to Investigate “Wild West” of Online Data Collection