The ‘privacy by design’ approach for mobile apps: why it’s not enough
THE mobile apps installed on our smartphones are one of the biggest threats to our digital privacy. They are capable of collecting vast amounts of personal data, often highly sensitive. DUSTY-LEE DONNELLY, Lecturer in Law & Advocate, High Court of South Africa, University of KwaZulu-Natal The consent model on which privacy laws are based doesn’t work. App users remain concerned about privacy, as a recent survey shows, but they still aren’t very good at protecting it. They may lack the technical know-how or the time to review privacy terms, or they may lack the willpower to resist the lure of…