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Google Play Store had apps that allowed digital stalking by PATRICK DEVANEY

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Security specialists at Avast have identified 7 apps on the Google Play Store that allowed people to stalk others In  a recent blog post , Avast announced that it had discovered seven apps available on the Google Play Store that  enabled users to stalk other people.  The apps work by sharing the victims live location, collecting their contact list, and monitoring their SMS and call history. This made it possible to stalk work employees or colleagues, romantic partners or, perhaps worst of all, children. According to Avast, all seven apps were likely designed by a Russian developer. Nikolaos Chrysaidos @virqdroid Stalking apps in @ GooglePlay . Four apps, the same developer. Install it to your employee/kid etc and track the location, collect contacts, SMS & call history. If the phone is rooted you can also collect WhatsApp/Viber messages. Those shouldn't exist on Google Play. 301 5:48 AM - Jul 16, 2019 Twitter Ads info ...

Surprise: Facebook let advertisers have your phone number

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Did you trust Facebook with your phone number? That might not have been the smartest move. The Federal Trade Commission is about to file a complaint that suggests  Facebook misled its users about how their phone numbers would be handled. You may have uploaded your phone number as part of two-factor authentication. But  the FTC says advertisers used those numbers to target you without your knowledge. The feds are also attacking Facebook for not clearly explaining that users could turn off a facial recognition tool often used for tagging photos. Allegedly, 30 million users were  left in the dark about that setting . This news comes as  the government ripped Facebook with a $5 billion fine , although reports say the original fine was supposed to be much higher. So will Facebook ever learn or are we doomed to report these constant data leaks every single day? According to the Washington Post, Facebook is agreeing to “submit to unprecedented fede...