Apple, Google Join California to Boost Mobile App Privacy
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Apple Inc. and Google Inc. are among six technology companies offering platforms for mobile applications that agreed to a privacy protocol to protect consumers, California Attorney General Kamala Harris said.
Microsoft Corp., Amazon.com Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co. and Research In Motion Ltd. also joined the accord with Harris, who said today she’s trying to bring the industry in line with a California law requiring mobile apps that collect personal information to have a privacy policy.