This week on The Communicators, Julie Brill, Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission and Rep. Mary Bono Mack (R-CA), Chairman of the Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing & Trade.The guests discuss the fast growth of apps for mobile phones and some of the issues raised by them.
Last week Rep. Bono Mack held a hearing about the what apps developers need to spur their development, while the FTC has recently produced guidelines for apps makers related specifically to privacy. Both guests look at a range of issues raised by apps and their use on smartphones.