Android phones spy on users even when they are not working!
YouWinFame October 18th, 2021 Other
Researchers in a new study studied Android phones to see how secure these smartphones are. In this study, it was found that Android phones are spying on users.
According to the Technology News Service of YouWinFame, a new study by researchers at the University of Edinburgh and Dublin College in Ireland shows that Android phones, even when idle, can provide important data for operating system developers or companies such as Send Google and Microsoft whose apps are installed on these Android phones.
Previously, many users were only concerned about certain programs and not the operating system itself. But this study shows that idle Android devices can also send several gigabytes of data to manufacturers. The researchers claimed that the companies also violated users' privacy by collecting apps installed on the phone. In this study, Samsung, Xiaomi, Huawei and Riley phones are known to collect user data.
For example, Xiaomi phones send the amount of application usage to the manufacturer. Other information such as incoming calls and their timing may also be compromised in the future. The Swift Key keyboard on Huawei devices is also able to send all user information while using this keyboard to Microsoft.
According to the researchers, the only way to prevent spying and collect data using the e / OS operating system. This version can allow users to use Google services without collecting personal information. It also has the ability to block access to personal data for other apps and third-party services.
