In response to outreach from researchers from the International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC), Google has taken corrective action in connection with three apps – Princess Salon, Number Coloring and Cats…
Close to 10 million app users’ location data is exposed to an array of cyber attacks due to Twitter’s failure to protect unencrypted data transmissions, the International Digital Accountability Council…
By Ginny Kozemczak The International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC) aims to mitigate privacy risks and restore consumer trust in the mobile app ecosystem by investigating and working with developers and…
By Willie Boag On September 1, 2020, The International Digital Accountability Council (IDAC) and Digital Promise co-hosted a webinar, “Privacy Considerations as Schools Lean in to Education Technology,” to discuss…
As educators and parents struggle to adapt to social distancing requirements amid the continuing COVID-19 pandemic, education technology apps have become an increasingly popular tool to assist with remote teaching…
By Quentin Palfrey, Nathan Good, Joel Reardon, and Lena Ghamrawi Summary A new investigation has identified evidence of concerning behavior from Jiguang, a leading mobile developer service provider and mobile…
The International Digital Accountability Council has referred a case to the Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois Attorney General regarding a popular fertility app that was secretly sharing vulnerable users’…
By Willie Boag IDAC’s team has found a concerning number of apps are sharing the Advertising ID of its users’ devices inappropriately. According to the Google Play Policy Center, the…
A few notables updates have occurred since the release of IDAC’s original report on COVID-19 mobile apps. Our team has since briefed developers, government officials, and journalists on our investigatory…
By Quentin Palfrey, President, International Digital Accountability Council Read the original post on TheHill here. As governments and employers around the world embrace new technological tools to aid COVID-19 contact-tracing, Congress…