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Maker of Android flashlight app with 50M downloads avoids fine after selling location data

15

Apr

2014

This past December, we reported that a popular Android app called Brightest Flashlight could do more than just shine light. Brightest Flashlight was a simple flashlight app that was highly-rated and had over 50 million installs. However, it had one devious, hidden feature: It would share personal data, such as your location, with advertisers. The […]

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Millions of Android users ‘deceived’ by flashlight app that shares location with advertisers

06

Dec

2013

An Android developer has agreed to settle charges with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over a free flashlight app that has been deceiving users. Brightest Flashlight Free, available in the Google Play store, has been downloaded over 50 million times, but a complaint from the FTC reveals that the seemingly innocent app transmits “precise location” […]

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FTC Cracks Down on Android Flashlight App Developer for Sharing Users’ Data

06

Dec

2013

The US Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with GoldenShores Technologies, the developer of the Brightest Flashlight Free app, which allows Android users to utilize their devices as a flashlight. The FTC is unhappy with the fact that the company has failed to inform the millions of users…

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Maker of Android flashlight app with 50M downloads avoids fine after selling location data

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