This past May mobile app developers dodged a bullet when a California state court sided with Delta Airlines in a dispute over its mobile app. California’s attorney general had sued Delta, alleging that the company violated the state’s mobile privacy law, which requires a company to clearly state that users’ personal information is being collected. Delta argued that, as an airline, it was subject to the federal Airline Deregulation Act, and not state regulations. The judge agreed and dismissed the case.
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Mobile Privacy Laws Are on the Horizon
Posted by: Erika Morphy June 25, 2013 05:00 AMThis past May mobile app developers dodged a bullet when a California state court sided with Delta Airlines in a dispute over its mobile app. California’s attorney general had sued Delta, alleging that the company violated the state’s mobile privacy law, which requires a company to clearly state that users’ personal information is being collected. Delta argued that, as an airline, it was subject to the federal Airline Deregulation Act, and not state regulations. The judge agreed and dismissed the case.