There’s a bit of irony regarding two headlines in my local newspaper: “Tech firms seek to lift secrecy on spy data” on the front page, and “Google buying startup Waze” stripped across the Business front.

Mobile technologies are being adopted rapidly as smartphones crossed the 50% barrier and consumers purchased $20.7 billion through mobile in the U.S. in 2012. But as the pace of mobile adoption quickens, fraudsters are always attracted to the path...

The Federal Trade Commission’s $800,000 settlement with social network Path last Friday offered more evidence that federal and state regulators will be active participants in defining better ways to protect consumer privacy in an era of interactive...

California once again is looking to flex its muscles as a trend-setter in national politics and policy – this time in the area of protecting consumer privacy in the rapidly accelerating era of mobile commerce and Big Data.