Android phones have been collecting user data even when the GPS function is turned off, Google confirmed following an investigation by Quartz Media. Starting this year, Android phones have accessed data on users’ locations, without their consent, by collecting addresses from cellular towers in the area for a relative position of the device. Data collection […]
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When we enter sensitive information – our names, passwords, payment card information, medical information, what have you – into websites, we do it with the expectation that it will be kept confidential and safe and will not be misused by the company running the site. Most tech-savvy users know that there are many ways this […]
Not sure what your phone is collecting about you? A free Android app is promising to simplify the privacy settings on your smartphone, and stop any unwanted data collection. The English language app, called Privacy Assistant, comes from a team at Carnegie Mellon University, who’ve built it after six years of research studying digital privacy. […]
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