Sparked by an investigation by The Wall Street Journal, new attention is being focused over the types of data collected by Apple iPhone and Google Android apps, and how and what is being shared with others. The bottom line, the article reports, is that lots of these apps -- 56 of the 101 that the paper tested -- passed along some types of data to a third party, often without a user's knowledge or consent. Notably, The Wall Street Journal also found that though rules protecting privacy do exist, they are easy to skirt or even ignore by app makers. Finally, while you can opt out of tracking on a traditional computer or laptop, The Wall Street Journal found that smartphone users are essentially powerless to stop apps from sharing some types of information with others.
Source: http://rss.consumersearch.com/~r/product-reviews/~3/uQVnm7BlSYo/is-your-smartphone-spying-on-you
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