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MIT announced that its App Inventor tool to enable users to easily build
applications for Android phones is now in beta. The MIT App Inventor
service is now available to the public as part of an open beta launched by
the Massachusetts Institute of ...
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Android apps expose personal data to advertisers
ZDNet UK
By Tom Espiner, ZDNet UK, 5 March, 2012 14:24 @tomespiner Free Android apps
in the top 50 applications on Android Market are exposing user data such as
contacts, calendar and location information to advertisers, according to
research undertaken on ...
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Android apps sharing private data with advertisers
Which?
A Channel 4 News investigation has found that many Android apps are sharing
personal data with advertisers without clear consent. In its investigation,
Channel 4 found that, having sought permission to access data on the phone
for use in the app itself ...
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Android apps 'handing personal data to advertisers'
Digital Spy UK
European regulators have expressed concern over a report that apps are
being developed for Google Android with the purpose of mining personal data
and passing it on to advertisers. Around a quarter of all mobile users in
the UK use devices running ...
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Top Android apps accused of passing personal data to advertisers
V3.co.uk
by Dan Worth Many of the most popular Android applications have been
accused of breaking European data protection laws by passing personal
information to US advertisers without users' explicit permission. Work by
MWR Infosecurity, commissioned by ...
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Apps Rush: Tesco Photo, OverSkreen, Roku, House of Fraser, Toilet Genie ...
The Guardian (blog)
iPhone The latest web browser for Android tablets is OverSkreen, which
floats its web-windows on top of the screen, hovering over other apps. And
yes, that means multiple windows on the screen at once, too. Android This
Android app turns a smartphone ...
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Android apps share personal data
Channel 4 News
But now millions of us are downloading applications to run on them. These
fun and useful little programmes claim to enhance the features of your
phone. But research for Channel 4 News has uncovered how easy it is for
apps on Android phones to access ...
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Investigation reveals free Android apps pass personal data to third parties
SC Magazine UK
He said: "With the Android permission model, the user can decide what the
app can access and what it cannot, but most people will not make decisions
based on that. They give permission to the third party and hand their trust
to the app developer.
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