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Drip, drip, drip: your smartphone apps are leaking data

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 October 1, 2010  Posted by Dissent Breaches, Featured News

To follow up on the item I posted the other day about a new study showing that a lot of apps are leaking personal information:  there have been a flurry of other news reports and comments on the findings.  Here are some other places where the topic is being discussed:

Out-Law.com: Study finds that apps secretly leak private data
ComputerWeekly: Google Android apps found to be sharing data
TechNewsDaily: Smartphone Apps Spread Personal Info, Study Finds
Ars Technica: Some Android apps caught covertly sending GPS data to advertisers

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