2013 State of the Mobile Net: The "State" of Mobile Privacy: Should It Be Treated Differently?
Channel: Congressional Internet Caucus Academy
Date: 11/05/2013

2013 State of the Mobile Net:
The "State" of Mobile Privacy: Should It Be Treated Differently?
Sewall-Belmont House & Museum - Washington, DC - May 9, 2013

The astoundingly rapid adoption of smartphones has piqued the interested of regulators and legislators both in Washington and in state capitals. It seems that everyone is furiously trying to understand the privacy impact of creating and accessing data on mobile devices rather than on traditional browser-based computing devices. Is mobile privacy different? Several government initiatives are exploring that question and in some cases taking action to address mobile privacy as a unique issue. NTIA is convening stakeholders in a months-long exploration of privacy on mobile devices. The Federal Trade Commission has hosted workshops and issued guidelines on mobile privacy. And Kamala Harris, California's attorney general, has taken the lead in issuing privacy guidelines to app developers. Other state attorneys general are exploring doing the same.

Our expert panel will explore whether a user's privacy is fundamentally different on a mobile device than on other computing platforms and whether state-led initiatives like California are what Justice Brandeis meant when he wrote that states are the "laboratories of democracy." Panelists include:

- Michelle De Mooy, Senior Associate, National Priorities, Consumer Action
- Heather Maxie Federman, Legal and Policy Fellow, The Future of Privacy Forum (moderator)
- Travis LeBlanc, Special Assistant Attorney General of California
- Jon Potter, President, Application Developers Alliance
- Kevin Wassong, Chief Executive Officer, LIN Mobile, LLC