The smartphone is the primary computer most people use on a daily basis, an essential doorway to the internet that most of us couldn’t imagine going without. But not everything we do on phones is perfectly private.
The smartphone is the primary computer most people use on a daily basis, an essential doorway to the internet that most of us couldn’t imagine going without. But not everything we do on phones is perfectly private. There’s always some data collection going on, whether by the operating system or apps. The user is more in control than ever, especially on iPhone, where Apple has been developing new features to protect one’s privacy. But new research shows that users don’t have perfect control over what the phones share with Google and Apple. The study shows that Android sends 20 times more data to Google than iOS sends to Apple. Google has contested the findings, saying its based on flawed methodology. Apple has also said that the study gets things wrong. Today’s Top Deal Amazon shoppers are going nuts for this 22-piece screwdriver set on sale for just $22 Price: $21.99 Available from Amazon, BGR may receive a commission Buy Now Available from Amazon BGR may receive a commission Researcher Douglas Leith from Trinity College in Ireland looked at what sort of data Android and iPhone send back to Google and Android, respectively.
