Research from the
International Computer Science Institute found about 17,000 Android apps that collect identifying data to create a permanent record of the activity on a user's device, seemingly violating Google's policy on data collection that can be used for targeted advertising, CNET's Laura Hautala reports, citing the research.
He serves on the Executive Boards of the
International Computer Science Institute at UC Berkeley and EIT Digital.
"This is a market failure," said Serge Egelman, a co-author of the study and the director of usable security and privacy research at the
International Computer Science Institute at the University of California, Berkeley.
Citing the
International Computer Science Institute research (ICSI), it said that more than half of 5,855 Android apps on Google Play were potentially violating US privacy laws that protect children under 13 from invasive data collection.
Summary: TEHRAN (FNA)- Just like YouTube, a new study from researchers affiliated with the
International Computer Science Institute reports that thousands of Android apps could be in violation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act or COPPA.
Fettweis serves as Senior Research Scientist at the
International Computer Science Institute and as Vodafone Chair Professor at TU Dresden.
The team, led by linguist Paul Kay of the
International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, Calif., reported its findings in the June 7 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Researchers at the
International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, CA analyzed the results, and the findings were presented at the workshop.
The
International Computer Science Institute announces the availability of postdoctoral and visiting appointments for 1992 and beyond.
Luc Steels (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain), Jerome Feldman (
International Computer Science Institute)