by Hugo Ottolenghi | Jul 28, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
The odds are pretty good that if you’re a big consumer of mobile apps, the private information on your phone has been collected and sent somewhere without your knowledge. xxxxxx xxxxxx That’s a scary thought for consumers and a tantalizing one for attorneys in...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | Jun 4, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
The explosion in smart phone apps and growing number of users has created an opportunity for criminals to write apps that steal IDs, bank accounts and the like. When they succeed in getting unsuspecting users to download their malicious software, who should pay the...
by Hugo Ottolenghi | May 4, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
That’s the question floated when addressing the company’s ban of Flash for iPhone and iPad apps. CEO Steve Jobs says that Flash poses a security risk, closed and inappropriate for use on mobile devices. Adobe says that Jobs is being too controlling. The...
by Joel Rothman | Mar 14, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
The New York Times Sunday Business Section on March 14, 2010, chronicles the epic battle of Apple vs. Google for dominance of the mobile applications market. The previous week, Apple filed a lawsuit against HTC, claiming the Taiwan-based phone maker infringed on 20...
by Joel Rothman | Mar 12, 2010 | AppsLawBlog
Less than a month ago, Apple removed more than 5,000 apps from its iPhone and iPod App Store. Apple’s reasoning: the apps included inappropriate content. However, it seems that Apple was acting more in its interest than that of the public. Apple is highly...
