FCC RFC - Privacy and Security of Info on Mobile Devices

Dear all.

A US Federal Communications Commission public notice dated 25 May 2012: 

http://www.fcc.gov/document/privacy-and-security-information-mobile-devices

A couple of brief extracts:

"In this Public Notice, the Wireline Competition Bureau, Wireless Telecommunications  Bureau, and Office of General Counsel jointly solicit comments regarding the privacy and data-security practices of mobile wireless service providers with respect to customer information stored on their users’ mobile communications devices, and the application of existing privacy and security requirements to that information. ...

... How have those practices evolved since we collected information on this issue in the 2007 Further Notice? Are consumers given meaningful notice and choice with respect to service providers’ collection of usage-related information on their devices? Do current practices serve the needs of service providers and consumers, and in what ways? Do current practices raise concerns with respect to consumer privacy and data security? How are the risks created by these practices similar to or different from those that 
historically have been addressed under the Commission’s CPNI rules? Have these practices created actual data-security vulnerabilities? Should privacy and data security be greater considerations in the design of software for mobile devices, and, if so, should the Commission take any steps to encourage such privacy by design? What role can disclosure of service providers’ practices to wireless consumers play? To what extent should consumers bear responsibility for the privacy and security of data in their custody or control? ..."

Regards,
Christine

Received on Monday, 4 June 2012 09:41:03 UTC