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Shopping cart of online store showing shopping apps share permissions with ad networks
Data PrivacyNews

Ad Networks Embedded in Popular Shopping Apps Sponge off of Permissions, Have Worrying Levels of Access to Consumer Phones

December 15, 2022
Study examined 640 of the most popular shopping apps currently available via the Google Play Store. About two-thirds of these make use of ad libraries, and on average these apps connect with 1.8 ad networks that can share phone permissions.
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New Samsung smarphone showing security leak allow signing of Android malware apps
Cyber SecurityNews

Major Android Security Leak: Manufacturer Signing Keys Used To Validate Malware Apps

December 12, 2022
Security leak of manufacturing keys from major device producers (such as LG and Samsung) allows signing of malware apps, providing full access to an Android device, as the operating system trusts any signed app with complete system-level access.
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Google office seen at night with its illuminated Google logo sign showing privacy changes for ad tracking
Data PrivacyNews

Google Plans New Privacy Changes for Ad Tracking: “Privacy Sandbox” Being Expanded to Android, Positioning as Less “Blunt” Alternative to Apple

February 22, 2022
Google recently announced that its Privacy Sandbox initiative is now also being rolled out for Android, in a move comparable to the ad tracking privacy changes made by Apple in 2021.
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Hand holding Apple iPhone and Android phone showing same app privacy
Cyber SecurityNews

Oxford Study: iPhone App Privacy Not Superior to Android, Equal Amounts of User Tracking Seen on Both Platforms

October 15, 2021
An in-depth study from the University of Oxford has examined 24,000 Apple App Store and Google Play apps, and found that Apple's "walled garden" approach has not necessarily made a difference in terms of app privacy.
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Young man holding up smartphone with Google logo showing ad tracking on Android
Data PrivacyNews

New noyb Complaint Takes On Android Ad Tracking; Privacy Group Compares Google’s AAID to Apple’s IDFA

April 12, 2021
The unique device identifier that Apple uses for personalized ad tracking, the IDFA, has been in the news lately. You may soon be hearing just as much about Google's equivalent for Android, the AAID.
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SHAREit app with magnifying on smartphone screen showing file-sharing app security flaw
Cyber SecurityNews

SHAREit Android File-Sharing App Security Flaw Exposes Users to Remote Code Execution and Sensitive Data Leaks

February 25, 2021
Popular Android file-sharing app SHAREit with over a billion downloads has a security flaw that could leak users’ sensitive information and allow remote code execution.
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Magnifying glass examines the Google logo on the Android phone screen showing Google version of Apple's anti-tracking
Data PrivacyNews

Google Mulling an Android Version of Apple’s New Anti-Tracking Terms

February 11, 2021
Though Google is more reliant on targeted advertising for revenue than Apple, a recent report cites company insiders in suggesting that similar anti-tracking measures are being considered for Android.
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Woman pointing finger on smartphone screen showing TikTok's troubles with user tracking
Data PrivacyNews

TikTok Troubles Continue: Report Reveals It Used a Banned User Tracking Technique on Android Phones

August 26, 2020
TikTok was dealt another blow when it was discovered to have been engaging in undisclosed user tracking in the Android version of its app.
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Airline passengers in an international airport showing no fly list in data leak

Wanted Hacker Accessed Federal No Fly List on an Unsecured Airline’s Server

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Hive Ransomware Shut Down by Law Enforcement Operation; FBI in Possession of Decryption Keys, Group’s Public-Facing Website

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Navigating the Data Privacy Landscape in 2023

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WhatsApp Receives €5.5 Million Fine for GDPR Violations

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