Consumers are becoming increasingly concerned about the amount of data shared by apps. Apps on Apple and Android smartphones leak lots of users’ information to third parties, research has suggested.…
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XcodeGhost-infected apps open gates to malware hijacking
News should worry companies without strict BYOD policies. Darren Pauli Palo Alto threat bod Claud Xiao says XcodeGhost-infected apps are open to man-in-the-middle attacks and contain a beachhead for other…
NHS-approved apps found 'leaking' ID data
Data leaks discovered in health apps. Many NHS-accredited smartphone health apps leak data that could be used for ID theft and fraud, a study has found. The apps are included…
AVG change of policy means data may be sold to advertisers
AVG to flog your web browsing, search history from mid-October John Leyden Changes in the privacy policy of AVG’s free antivirus doodad will allow it to collect your web browsing…