Sunday, December 15, 2013

Google removed a ‘vital’ privacy feature in Android and the EFF is pissed

Google recently released and took back one of the biggest privacy features for Android since its launch.
And we’re a little bummed.
Yesterday, the Electronic Frontier Foundation wrote about a new and extremely important privacy tool in Android. Today, it realized the tool had actually been removed in an update to the mobile operating system earlier this week. After chatting with Google, the privacy advocacy group isn’t satisfied with why it was pulled.
“A moment ago, it looked as though Google cared about this massive privacy problem. Now we have our doubts,” said EFF technology projects director Peter Eckersley, in a blog post.
The tool was called Ad Ops Launcher, which let you set your app privacy settings with a fine tooth comb. Google says it should never have been released because it could break the functionality of apps.

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