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A study using an application called "TaintDroid: An Information-Flow Tracking System for Realtime Privacy Monitoring on Smartphones," conducted by Intel Labs, Penn State Univesity, and Duke University found that a number of Android apps were sending user data, including location, back to advertisers. In fact, the study found, one-half, or 15 out of 30 of the apps tested, shared some private data. "TaintDroid" itself is a real-time monitoring service that researchers used to track the flow of "privacy-sensitive 01 Oct, 2010--
Source: http://www.hothardware.com/News/Android-Apps-Caught-Sending-Private-Data-to-Advertisers
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