FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silverpush’ Code

Re:FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silve... by dragonwriter on Sunday March 20, 2016 @02:18PM (#11323958)

I think it's illegal in all states if no subject of the recording provides consent, the split is between states with a one-party consent rule and an all-parties consent rule.

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Re:FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silve... by Zarathustra30 on Sunday March 20, 2016 @03:49PM (#11324336)

In states which require all-party consent, are things like "Hey Siri" illegal?

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Re:FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silve... by TTPrograms on Sunday March 20, 2016 @05:37PM (#11324790)

Seems like you could distinguish between "recording" and "listening" in that case. Then "recording" is only initiated upon the activation of a trigger which confirms two-party consent.

Though I wouldn't be surprised if Apple intermittently recorded background noise for ex. training purposes in violation of that, anyways.

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Re:FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silve... by colejohnson66 on Sunday March 20, 2016 @03:09PM (#11324170)

But doesn't agreeing to the ToS mean you agree to be surveilled?

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Re:FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silve... by brianwawok on Sunday March 20, 2016 @03:39PM (#11324303)

ToS doesn't trump local law!

* By reading this post you give me the right to steal all your underwear

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Re:FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silve... by kuschku on Sunday March 20, 2016 @04:31PM (#11324515)

A lot of ToS are null and void in many countries. The paragraphs that are null and void then usually are just void, but the rest of the contract still holds.

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Re:FTC Issues Warning Letters to App Developers Using ‘Silve... by fh973 on Sunday March 20, 2016 @03:26PM (#11324250)

It might be the phone of someone else.

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