11 Popular Apps From Play Store Invade Your Privacy: Here They Are
A report by American researchers shows that eleven apps from the Play Store do not handle the privacy of users with care. These are applications that have been downloaded millions of times. It is recommended to remove it immediately.
11 apps violate your privacy
When you get a new app from the Play Store, you probably assume that the rights and privacy are all right. However, that is not always the case. This is also evident from a new report that the American AppCenus has released. A special code in the application ensures that the app collects data without the user being aware of it. In total, this concerns eleven applications that have been downloaded millions of times.
The applications in question collected countless data. So it was about location, they could access your phone number, your clipboard and email addresses. Other data was also collected without users’ consent. The researchers report that the data was stored on a server at a company linked to the US government. It is unclear whether this data was also requested by the government. The government there usually uses them for intelligence and defence.
the apps
The eleven apps in question are;
- Speed Camera Radar
- Al Moazin Lite (Prayer Times)
- WiFi Mouse(remote control PC)
- QR & Barcode Scanner
- Qibla Compass – Ramadan 2022
- Simple weather & clock widget
- Handcent Next SMS Text w/ MMS
- Smart Kit 360
- Al Quran Mp3 – 50 Reciters & Translation Audio
- Full Quran MP3 – 50+ Languages & Translation Audio
- Audiosdroid Audio Studio DAW – Apps on Google Play
Do you have one or more of these apps installed on your smartphone; then it is recommended to remove it immediately. The apps have been removed from the Play Store by Google. Some have reappeared on the Play Store; although, according to the researchers, they no longer seem to have the infamous code that makes data collection possible.
