What your phone app doesn’t say: It’s watching

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Part of the problem is smart phones don’t alert users to all the different types of data the applications running on them are collecting. IPhones only alert users when applications want to use their locations.

And while Android phones offer robust warnings when applications are first installed, many people breeze through them for the gratification of using the apps quickly.

Apple and Google didn’t respond to requests for comment on Lookout’s research.

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