Divide: Protecting Employee’s Privacy and Company Data
When an employee uses a smartphone or tablet for both business and personal use, it’s hard to separate the personal data from the sensitive corporate data that IT professionals must secure. A MobileCON 2013 MobITs Award finalist, Divide’s Director of Business Development Andy Zmolek demonstrates the company’s BYOD solution that separates and protects the user’s privacy from corporate data.
Transparency in Mobile Apps: March WOW Insider Interview
What type of data do apps collect, and how are they using them? CTIA Vice President of Privacy Debbie Matties discusses app transparency, particularly what developers should do so users understand privacy policies and how to protect their information.
Securing Data on All Platforms: March WOW Policy Point
As technology becomes more sophisticated, so do the methods cyberthieves use to breach consumer data. From securing wireless networks to investing millions of dollars in cybersecurity measures, learn about the wireless industry’s efforts to secure user data and what the industry needs from policymakers to address and protect consumers from new threats.
What’s in a Privacy Policy?: March WOW Wireless at Work
Many apps use data such as your location to enrich your mobile experience, but many consumers are unaware of the information their favorite apps collect and how it’s used. Jonathan Zuck of the Association of Competitive Technology discusses the importance of privacy policies and the need to create readable versions.
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Virtual Danger, Real Lesson: Texting and Driving Simulator
A major hurdle to combating distracted driving is the idea among some drivers, especially teens, that texting and driving is okay. To help illustrate just how dangerous this practice is, the It Can Wait campaign developed the Texting and Driving Simulator.
The simulator provides users the ability ...
CTIA Statement in Response to the Department of Defense’s Spectrum Strategy
In response to the Department of Defense's spectrum strategy, I said:
“We agree with the DoD's conclusion that its systems must become more spectrally efficient, flexible and adaptable. In fact, these are good goals for all federal users, and CTIA looks forward to engaging with the DoD, NTIA and the whole ...
CTIA on the FCC’s Adoption of a Third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on E-911 Location Accuracy
Following the FCC's adoption of a third Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on e-911 location accuracy, I said:
“CTIA and our member companies share the FCC’s goal of continuing to enhance wireless 9-1-1 service, and that is why they continue to devote significant resources to identify and evaluate technologies that enhance 9-1-1 ...
CTIA Statement on the FCC’s Net Neutrality Announcement
Following the FCC's announcement on net neutrality, I said:
“As we have said many times, CTIA’s members share a longstanding commitment to an open Internet and a vibrant wireless ecosystem because that’s what wireless customers demand, not because of regulation. The United States wireless industry leads the world in mobile broadband ...
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