The media recently reported that app-based ride sharing service Uber misused the company's real-time location feature to track customers without their consent. Photo-sharing app Snapchat recently faced a complaint from the Federal Trade Commission because its privacy policy claimed it did not collect location-based information when it actually did. In light of these incidents, Partner Fernando Bohorquez participated in Compliance Week's December 22nd podcast, "Navigating the Pitfalls of Geolocation Data," in which he discusses how companies can navigate the potential risks of geolocation data, incorporate the FTC's "privacy-by-design" standard, and stay out of trouble with regulators and privacy advocates alike.
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