{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"OTAVA","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.otava.com","title":"The APPS Act Addresses Mobile Security Concerns","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"YHiMWoZTby\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/the-apps-act-addresses-mobile-security-concerns\/\">The APPS Act Addresses Mobile Security Concerns<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.otava.com\/blog\/the-apps-act-addresses-mobile-security-concerns\/embed\/#?secret=YHiMWoZTby\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The APPS Act Addresses Mobile Security Concerns&#8221; &#8212; OTAVA\" data-secret=\"YHiMWoZTby\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.otava.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Striving for data security in an emerging mobile world has policy-makers and government agencies doing their best by providing new tools and proposing legislation to keep pace. A few weeks ago, the APPS (Application Privacy, Protection and Security) Act of 2013 was released for discussion to address mobile data security for consumers. The bill requires app developers to provide more transparency with \u201cconsented terms and conditions, reasonable data security of collected data, and users with control to cease data collection by opting out of the service or deleting the user\u2019s personal data to the greatest extent possible.\u201d In addition to notifying and asking for consent of users before collecting personal data about them, app developers are required to also provide details about: What type of personal data will be collected Purposes for which personal data will be used Third parties that will have access to the personal data Data retention policy governing the length of time personal data will be stored The act also allows consumers to opt out of the app and decide what happens to their personal data that has already been collected &#8211; allowing them to delete or stop collecting data entirely. Another mobile security measure of...","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/apprights-hankjohnson.house.gov\/AppRightsLogo.png"}