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Are Your Favourite Apps divvying Up Your Personal Info?

Are Your Favourite Apps divvying Up Your Personal Info? New research shows that many of today's popular smartphone apps are sharing users' sensitive information with third- party companies. "No one expects "Angry Birds" to use location data, but it does," said Jason Hong, associate professor in the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon The apps that surprised people the most in what information they are allowed to access on users' phones were: Brightest Flashlight "Toss It" "Angry Birds" Talking Tom Backgrounds HD Wallpapers Dictionary.com "Mouse Trap" Horoscope Shazam Pandora Internet Radio Of these 10 apps, all access the user's device ID, six access the user's location, and two access contact lists. Earlier this month, a test conducted by the Leviathan Security Group showed that even "no-permissions" Android apps can access potentially sensitive data on your phone -- and transmit that data elsewhere via your phone's Web browser. NEWS What types of data can apps access? Your phone and email contacts. Call logs. Internet data. Calendar data. Data about the device's location. The device's unique IDs. Information about how you use the app itself. Apps are guided by the followingprinciples in voluntarily implementing transparency- -enhancing screens: App developers are committed to earning and keeping the trust of consumers. Trust is earned through clear explanations of what each app does. Consumers should expect clear, succinct explanations of an app's data collection Transparency is essential to building consumer trust, app developers understand that their implementation of these VTS is just one aspect of satisfying consumer expectations and meeting well--understood privacy principles. Source: http://edition.cnn.com/2012/04/23/tech/mobile/no-permission-droid-apps/ http://news.yaho0.com/10-surprising-apps-sharing-data-172605656.html http://www.onguardonline.gov/articles/0018-understanding-mobile-apps Design and Issue in Public Interest By Software Progressions WAGTM Piktochart Web App Generetu" Deatey t make information beautiful

Are Your Favourite Apps divvying Up Your Personal Info?

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