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Apple booted famed researcher Charlie Miller from its developer program after he created an iPhone app that exploits a code-execution vulnerability.

Federal lawmakers last week proposed two separate bills that would regulate the collection and use of location data from smartphones and other mobile devices. The Location Privacy Protection Act of 2011, introduced Friday by Sens. Al Franken, D-Minn. and Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., would require companies to obtain permission before collecting mobile users' location data and sharing it with third parties. The bill is similar to the Geolocation Privacy and Surveillance Act, introduced Wednesday to create guidelines for when and how geolocation information can be accessed and used by government agencies, commercial entities and private citizens. The bills were born out of controversial revelations in April that Apple was storing user's location data.

A survey of more than 1,500 individuals from 14 countries found that half of device users keep passwords, PIN codes or credit card details on their mobile devices.

Juniper Networks has agreed to acquire Columbus, Ohio-based SMobile Systems, a privately held software company focused on smartphone and tablet security solutions, for $70 million. The acquisition will further enable Juniper customers to remotely and securely connect their PCs and smartphones to corporate networks. According to Infonetics Research, the mobile client security market is projected to grow to more than $1 billion by 2014. - GM