Tag: app permissions
  • Nov 18, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News,

Official Trump 2020 App collected phone numbers from contact lists without consent and could sell that data

Phunware, the developers of the Official Trump 2020 App, is in dire financial straits due to a lawsuit with Uber. This has lead experts and media to question what will happen to the vast drove of private information collected from 2.8 million users by the app during the course of the campaign. Collected information includes … Continue reading “Official Trump 2020 App collected phone numbers from contact lists without consent and could sell that data”

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  • Jul 3, 2020 |
  • Caleb Chen |
  • General Privacy News, Surveillance,

Tim Hortons is being sued for tracking your GPS location even when the app was off

Tim Hortons is facing a class action lawsuit for its data collection practices – which include tracking your GPS location through their mobile app even when the app was turned off. This privacy violating behavior was not properly disclosed by the company’s privacy policy. While most people know Tim Hortons as the Canadian morning coffee … Continue reading “Tim Hortons is being sued for tracking your GPS location even when the app was off”

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How to Review Permissions Given to Your Mobile Apps

If you are anything like millions of other mobile device users, you probably spend most of your time using apps. Recent studies have shown that, on average, we spend a little over three hours each day interacting with mobile apps. Mobile apps can be used for just about everything, from checking the news to playing … Continue reading “How to Review Permissions Given to Your Mobile Apps”

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