“If developers do not follow the privacy policies, we will sue. We can sue and we will sue,” Harris said.

But Jeffrey Chester, director of the Washington D.C based Center for Digital Democracy, calls the agreement “flimsy” because it does not regulate what a mobile application can or cannot do.

“Mobile devices are incredibly powerful surveillance tools that are now being used to track our every move online,” Chester said. “So what was needed was a tough agreement that would limit the amount of data that could be collected by the Googles and Apples of this world.”

Harris said she plans to meet again with the companies in six months to assess mobile privacy.

Tech Companies Agree to Disclose Mobile App Privacy Policies