67% of Android apps log data not mentioned in their privacy policies
A large-scale academic study found that roughly two-thirds of Android apps fail to accurately disclose how they collect sensitive data through logging, exposing a significant transparency gap between privacy policies and real-world behavior. The research, conducted by a team from the Rochester Institute of Technology, the University of Waterloo, and Ontario Tech University, analyzed 1,000 … The post 67% of Android apps log data not mentioned in their privacy policies appeared first on CyberInsider.
A significant transparency gap exists between Android app privacy policies and real-world logging behavior, with 67% of apps failing to accurately disclose data collection practices.
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