Saturday, December 7, 2013

There's A Flashlight App For Android That The FTC Says Is Giving Away Your Personal Information

The FTC is accusing the developers who created the Brightest Flashlight Free app for Android with selling personal data, according to The Register.
The FTCs official statement says that Goldenshores Technologies violated the privacy policy it has on its site regarding the program.
According to the statement, Goldenshores would collect certain kinds of information in order to improve the program. The FTC is taking issue with the fact that the company neglected to mention that the app would give this info to third-party advertisers.

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