Researchers find that Android apps can secretly track users' whereabouts
New research led by Northeastern professor Guevara Noubir reveals that some Android apps may automatically transmit sensitive information, such as the routes you travel, through the phone's built-in sensors.A malicious developer, he says, "can infer where you live, where you've been, where you are going." Credit: Younghee Jang/Northeastern University Three years ago, the Federal Trade Commission dimmed hopes for the Brightest Flashlight app for Android, slapping its developer with charges of consumer deception.The app was transmitting users' locations and device IDs to third parties without telling the users or getting their permission.
Best new Android and iPhone apps (August 2nd
Best new Android and iPhone apps (July 5th - July 11th)Another week has passed and just like that — another heap of apps has been uploaded to the App Store and Play Store.For those who wish to try new apps on a regular basis, sifting through all of the new ones may be a daunting task, and we have to admit – it was especially so this time, as the past 7 days, neither of the two stores has been very kind to app testers.But fear not – we still dug through and still came up with a few interesting titles to test out!
Android apps can secretly track your whereabouts
Android apps can secretly track your whereaboutsTheir system uses an algorithm that inserts data from the phone's built-in sensors into graphs of the world's roadsTheir system uses an algorithm that inserts data from the phone's built-in sensors into graphs of the world's roadscan be manipulated to access built-in sensors in and track your whereabouts and traffic patterns, without your knowledge or consent, a new study has warned.Researchers from Northeastern University in the US built an Android app and tested it.Their system uses an that inserts data from the phone's built-in sensors into graphs of the world's roads.
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