Alleged Android User Data Harvesting
October 2, 2010
Short honk: I have no idea if “Android Apps Sending Covert Info to Advertisers” is spot on or disclosing part of a larger story. The main idea is that Android phones beam user data, including phone numbers and location data, back to someone’s ranch. Maybe an advertiser? Maybe some other entity? If the story is false, I remain concerned that certain types of covert data collection is possible. If the story is true, I wonder if there is much chance for a user of any mobile device to have a reasonable expectation of privacy. I don’t get too many secret calls. The idea that information can be intercepted and used for some purpose for which I have not given permission could pump up my blood pressure. But at this point, I believe that this type of data activity is part of the landscape. The question is, “What other types of data sucking is going on?” Math Club was never this fun in 1958 when I was in high school.
Stephen E Arnold, October 2, 2010
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