This would be reasonably hilarious . Delta is beingsued by the Department of State of Californiaover the privacy policy in the app ’s term of Service . The job ? It does n’t exist .
California police force state that companies have to have their privacy policies post “ conspicuously . ” Delta ’s app just does n’t have one , and it ’s facing up to a $ 2,500 fine for each download . It exact the app has been downloaded by millions of users from both the iOS App Store and Google Play . A shame really since it ’s a great locomotion app .
The last penalty will be nowhere near the maximum , but some basic math spits out a $ 5 billion mulct at the full $ 2,500 for two million exploiter . Delta describe a nett income of $ 854 million last yr , on gross revenue of $ 35.12 billion .
Here ’s the ailment , directfrom California ’s release yesterday :
The California Online Privacy Protection Act take commercial-grade operators of websites and online service , including roving and societal apps , which collect in person identifiable information from Californians to prominently put up a privacy policy . privateness policies are an important safeguard for consumers . Privacy policies promote transparency in how companies collect , use , and share personal information . If developers do not follow with their state seclusion policy , they can be prosecuted under California ’s Unfair Competition Law and/or False Advertising Law .
The California ’s OPP Act is a wonderful acronym and enforced by the California DOJ ’s Privacy Enforcement and Protection Unit . We ’ll let you know if California really sues a major air hose out of universe ( it wo n’t ) , but for now , go download the app and make Delta ’s executives ’ hair fall out . [ CA.govviaComputerWorld ]
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