California issues notices to app developers for non-compliance with privacy law

[atbennett]

Notices will be sent out to developers of up to 100 mobile apps that are not compliant with California privacy law, starting with those who have the most popular apps available on mobile platforms, the office of the state's attorney general Kamala D. Harris said Tuesday. ITworld]

[Clifford Nelson]

That will be a real impact on the small developer. $2500 penalty each time the app is downloaded. So much for making a profit/

[_beauw_]

The notion that anyone would connect a device to a network and then expect their software to protect them from anything bad that might happen really points out the condition of ignorance and helplessness in which most people live.