FTC chair argues for simpler privacy controls on mobile phones

FTC chair Jon Leibowitz wants to see simpler privacy statements on mobile phones i.e. for apps. "They have to be like a nutrition guide on the side of a cereal box," he said at the D10 conference. He also push the FTC's principle of "privacy by design" as well as the voluntary "Do Not Track" approach. The same day, Microsoft announced it would have Do Not Track turned on by default in version 10 of its Internet Explorer browser.