New Mexico’s Attorney General Hector Balderas has filed papers in federal district court alleging Angry Birds developer Rovio Entertainment has been collecting and selling personal data of kids under age of thirteen. The state reached a settlement with Google mid-August, which had alleged Google ad platform AdMob allowed collection of children’s data.
A year-long survey conducted by anti-piracy company White Bullet and the Digital Citizens Alliance web-safety coalition found major brands alone, including Amazon, Facebook and Google, paid pirate operators roughly $100M in the past year to advertise on their platforms. This puts brand users at risk of exposure to malware and other ad risks.
Apple has announced an agreement to settle a class action suit by U.S. developers that attacks its App Store policies. Critics were not impressed, since the deal preserves Apple’s requirement that payments be made through the App Store, where Apple takes a 30% cut. The agreement is subject to court approval.
Salesforce has reversed course on its bid to acquire data management and integration platform Informatica a source has told Reuters. Informatica itself said that it is not in talks to be acquired. Salesforce stocks rose on this latest news while Informatica’s fell.