Your phone shares data with Google and Apple every 5 minutes, Android phones do it 20X more
Your phone shares data with Google and Apple every 5 minutes, Android phones do it 20X more
A new study highlights that the two most used mobile operating systems globally - Android and iOS, share device data with their respective companies about every 5 minutes. It warns that users have no control over this data sharing, which raises some serious concerns for the vast user base.
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The new study highlights the data collected by Android and iOS from their devices and subsequently shared with Apple and Google.
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