Category Archives: mobile ads

Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think

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Apps like Grindr, Tinder and Happn are (over-)sharing data about sexuality, religion, and location with a shadowy network of data brokers. And it’s not just dating apps that are doing it… Continue reading Apps are sharing more of your data with ad industry than you may think→

Mobile Menace Monday: Olympics app has more ads than games

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An app claiming to live stream the 2018 Winter Olympics had a short run on Google Play before being flagged for adware.
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Ultrasonic Beacons Are Tracking Your Every Movement

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More than 200 Android mobile applications listen surreptitiously for ultrasonic beacons embedded in audio that are used to track users and serve them with targeted advertising. Continue reading Ultrasonic Beacons Are Tracking Your Every Movement→

Abandoned Mobile C&C Servers Present Opportunity to Attackers

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At Virus Bulletin, researchers explained the risks associated with abandoned SDK master servers that present attackers with an opportunity to assume control of these communication channels. Continue reading Abandoned Mobile C&C Servers Present Opportunity to Attackers→