California Attorney General Kamala Harris used social media on Friday to commend United Airlines for its “fabulous” mobile app, but then asked via Twitter, “where is your app’s #privacy policy?” Los Angeles Times reports that Harris also linked to the California Online Privacy Protection Act, which requires commercial websites that collect Californians’ personally identifiable information to post a privacy policy. "We have to both cheer the incredible advances in technology and at the same time protect consumer privacy,” said a spokesman for Harris. United Airlines responded saying it would review the app to “ensure that our privacy policy is also easily accessible to United app users."
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