![]() ![]() Lookout studied 30,000 apps this month and found that 38 percent of those for Android systems could determine locations, of which half could access the unique code assigned to a person's device, and that 15 percent could grab phone numbers. The reach of apps, and of the networks advertisers use to pass data around, make them natural eavesdropping targets and are aiding a shift in the focus of surveillance efforts away from personal computers, said Kevin Mahaffey, co-founder and chief technology officer of Lookout Inc. While Facebook and Google typically encrypt personal data, the feds have focused on advertising services that use the information to pitch goods and services to consumers. ![]() ![]() Among the so-called leaky apps with the greatest privacy perils are Google's Google Plus, Pinterest's online bulletin board and "Candy Crush," the most popular game on Facebook, according to an analysis by Zscaler Inc. ![]()
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