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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
Days after IDAC released its COVID-19 app investigative report, the privately-owned Indian app, COVID-19 Tracker by Medinin, became unavailable to download on the Google Play…
Our investigations team recently worked with the developer of a COVID-19 symptom checker app to successfully resolve privacy issues and better protect users’ data. We…
On June 4, 2020, the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMFUS) hosted a webinar on “Privacy on COVID-19 Mobile Apps and the Role…
An independent investigation of worldwide COVID-19 mobile apps found that several widely-used apps pose privacy risks to worldwide users. The International Digital Accountability Council’s (IDAC)…
Our investigations team successfully worked with a popular health and fitness mobile app to resolve privacy issues and better protect users’ data. The results are…