New Android apps to check out this week (FEB 19, 2019)

The highlights from this 7 days include a transcription app, Pokemon card tracker, and a couple of apps to enhance your media viewing experiences. Price: FreeIn-app Purchases: NoRating: NewInstalls: 50+Install Digital Dojo Kaaverage TrainingPokémon TCG Card DexDescription: Pokémon Trading Card Game players, rejoice! Pokémon TCG Card Dex is the official app to manage your Pokémon TCG collection. Price: FreeIn-app Purchases: NoRating: 4.8/5Installs: 5,000+Install Night Video PlayerLens Distortions®Description: The highest quality effects to create the look you want. Price: FreeIn-app Purchases: YesRating: NewInstalls: 1,000+Install Lens Distortions®

Popular Android apps track users and violate Google's policies

Most Android devices come bundled by Android's Advertising ID, that is something of an older piece of data collection software that could track a device's Android ID, IMEI number, MAC address, and even the SIM card's serial number. While many Android users may not be aware that it exists, app developers and 3rd parreleation are definitely aware – and they're using which information in ways that people may not be happy about. Android Advertising ID was supposed to limit ad tracking from persistent identifiers, but according to AppCensus and safety firm Sophos, thousands of apps are ignoring Android's privacy-preserving policies. As of September 2018, AppCensus' app database picked up 24,000 apps that transmitted a user's advertising ID. Some of the offending apps include:Clean Master – Antivirus, Cleaner & Booster (1 billion users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDSubmethod Surfers (1 billion users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDFlipboard: News For Our Time (500 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDMy Talking Tom (500 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDTemple Run 2 (500 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android ID3D Bowling (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android ID and device IMEI8 Ball Pool (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDAgar.io (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDAngry Birds Classic (100 million users) – transmits Android IDAudiobooks from Audible (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDAzar (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDB612 – Beauty & Filter Camera (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDBanana Kong (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDBattery Doctor – Battery Life Saver & Battery Cooler (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID, Android ID and device IMEIBeautyPlus – Easy Photo Editor & Selfie Camera (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDBus Rush (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDCamScanner – Phone PDF Creator (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID, Android ID and device IMEICheetah Keyboard – Emoji & Stickers Keyboard (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDCooking Fever (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDCut The Rope Full FREE (100 million users) – transmits Ad ID and Android IDGoogle has announcly taken action against some of the violators.

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