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Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Al Franken: Smart phone and app privacy no joke - Tony Romm - POLITICO.com

Al Franken: Smart phone and app privacy no joke - Tony Romm - POLITICO.com: "As the senator's new privacy subcommittee prepares for its first hearing, the Minnesota Democrat told POLITICO in an interview he's particularly concerned that some people 'have no knowledge, and no way of knowing, where their information' shared on a smart phone or through an app 'is going.'

That's why Tuesday's session is 'not designed to be the last hearing' on smart phone privacy concerns, Franken said, as the panel explores whether legislation is needed.

'I think there is concern there,' Franken said of the smart phone industry and app makers. 'And I think somehow we're going to have to have some kind of rules of the road that will give direction [on privacy].' The senator added that those rules may 'have to involve apps' too."

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