Senator Al Franken: Apple appears to have made conflicting statements about the location information its smartphones and tablets collect. Representatives of Apple and Google denied that they are collecting the personal information of owners of smartphones running their operating systems. Senators suggested new laws may be needed to govern the collection of data over mobile phones. Small developers need to share information with third parties to support their business models, expert says. Small businesses need to be careful about creating new restrictions for small application developers, he adds, especially for small businesses.”]