Le développement des smartphones change le débat sur la protection des données

Infographie : François Descheemaekere

Smartphone use changes debate on data protection

[Euractiv]

Consumer organisations and industry are squaring for battle over how far smartphone users’ personal data can be used under the European Union’s proposed data protection regime.Large institutions and tiny app-makers alike have been accused in recent months of mishandling personal data. Last week the Wall Street Journal alleged that internet giant Google and advertising companies have been bypassing the privacy settings of millions of people using Apple Inc.’s internet browser on their iPhones and computers, allowing them to track the Web-browsing habits of people who intended this surveillance to be blocked.
The companies used special computer code that tricks Apple's Safari Web-browsing software into letting them monitor many users, the Journal reported.
Lire : euractiv.com