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US Introduces Privacy Code Of Conduct For Mobile Apps; What About India?

The US National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), part of the Commerce Department, has released a privacy code of conduct for mobile apps, reports The Verge. Note that it is a code of conduct, and not enforced by any law. It states that app developers and publishers who adopt the privacy code of conduct should display a short form notice with details outline below, irrespective of whether a consumer knows that it is being collected, access to a long form privacy policy if it exists, sharing user specific data to third party apps, among others. The short form privacy policy should provide information on: A. For the data collected The short form notice shall state which of the following data categories the app collects: - Biometrics (information about your body, including fingerprints, facial recognition, signatures and/or voice print.) - Browser History (a list of websites visited) - Phone or Text Log (a list of the calls or texts made or received) - Contacts (including list of contacts, social networking connections or their phone numbers, postal, email and text addresses) - Financial Info (includes credit, bank and consumer-specific financial information such as transaction data.) -  Health, Medical or Therapy Info (including health claims and other information used to measure health or wellness) - Location(precise past or current location of where a user has gone) - User Files (files stored on the device that contain your content, such as calendar, photos, text, or video)  B. For the data shared The short form notice shall…

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