A new report put out by campaign group Privacy International found that 20 out of 34 popular Android apps send data to Facebook from your Android device without asking for permission.
In short, the apps identified in this report, which include Prayer apps, MyFitnessPal, DuoLingo, Kayak, Indeed, Shazam, Skyscanner, Spotify, TripAdvisor, and Yelp, send certain data to Facebook the second they are opened on a phone.
The information includes the app’s name and the user’s unique ID with Google. This information is sent whether or not the user has a Facebook account, but if they do, the info can be tied to a profile, essentially de-anonymizing them.
The report from Privacy International points out that a person with a Muslim prayer app, period tracker, Indeed and a children’s app could be identified as likely a female, Muslim, job-seeking parent – even if they had never identified themselves as any of those things on Facebook.
Just before the end of the year, Google wrote an email to Privacy International stating that if a user disables “ads personalization” in the device Advertising ID settings, the advertising identifier cannot be used to create user profiles for advertising purposes. But as Privacy International points out, this doesn’t stop the apps from tracking users, or using collected data for non advertising purposes.
While Facebook says that the onus is on app developers to get users to agree that they have the legal right to collect and share personal data.
Shout out to Candy Crush Saga, Opera browser, and Speedtest by Ookla that didn’t transmit information to Facebook the moment they were opened.
Source: Privacy International
via: AndriodPolice
Hehehe. Maybe the problem is most don’t read those pop up before pressing agree.
Not even scared, wetin man Wan hide?
OK. But of what good is that?
Wow…..not really nice at all
Well, i don’t use any of the app
What’s the use of sending the data?
Intending users should terms and conditions very well then.
I don’t have any of such apps on my phone.
Shazam too… Thanks for info Prof…
Really, I have none of those apps
Can we sue them for breaking privacy law? Lol
Boss yomi please I need app dat I can use to record live videos
I use none of these apps
I Always read the pop up when installing b4 allowing any access to my phone
Don’t have such app ooo
thank God I don’t use those apps, so my details is secured
Am glad i dont have any of those apps
I tried to use Spotify but I uninstall it. Facebook is forming god.
na wa o. there should be a body that can query them for this and out an end to it all
That’s there business.
Wetin i wan hide
All this privacy online never dhy bother me shaaa. Till i get money like dangote
I don’t even understand this user data of a thing self i.e what kind of data are you stating? Okay what do you expect from an app that is free to do since the developers spend money and time to bring that app to life so they equally need money back ok? They can have my data I don’t care?
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