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…
Read the original article here. By TIM STARKS 07/06/2020 The push to use smartphone apps to track the spread of coronavirus is creating a potential jackpot for hackers worldwide— and the…
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 Store. In our investigation, our…
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 had initially discovered this particular…
Read the original article here. By STEVEN OVERLY and MOHANA RAVINDRANATH 06/10/2020 07:55 PM EDT The global rush to halt the coronavirus led countries like Australia and South Korea to launch smartphone apps…
Read the original article here. An analysis of more than 100 Covid-19 apps by the International Digital Accountability Council found that many fell short of best practices for privacy and…
Read the full newsletter here. Contact Tracing For Profit Privacy violations abound as Google and Apple open app stores to contact tracing. One contact tracing app served targeted ads based…
Read the full newsletter here. Google and Apple are struggling to ban coronavirus contact tracing apps that violate privacy rules. A server wearing a protective mask and gloves carries a…