Report shows apps may be sharing more personal data than you think
By The Wall Street Journal is running a series on computer privacy. As part of this series they took a look at 101 iPhone and Android apps to see how user data was shared with advertisers.
An examination of 101 popular smartphone “apps”—games and other software applications for iPhone and Android phones—showed that 56 transmitted the phone’s unique device ID to other companies without users’ awareness or consent. Forty-seven apps transmitted the phone’s location in some way. Five sent age, gender and other personal details to outsiders.
The findings reveal the intrusive effort by online-tracking companies to gather personal data about people in order to flesh out detailed dossiers on them.
Read the full report from the Wall Street Journal.
