This is no surprise. Isn't Android French for Please Hack my phone?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Mr. Ed Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 5:41 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: From Apple Insider: 'Ring's app caught spying on users, sharing data with third-parties By Mike Peterson Tuesday, January 28, 2020, There watching you so smile real big. 😊 Mr. Ed -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Matzura Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2020 3:50 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: From Apple Insider: 'Ring's app caught spying on users, sharing data with third-parties By Mike Peterson Tuesday, January 28, 2020, Oh I just absolutely love that tag! Article's pretty great, too (LOL). Just what we need to hear, in light of what we already know and probably suspect. On 1/28/2020 3:56 PM, Richard Turner wrote: > Amazon's Ring for Android app is loaded with third-party trackers > harvesting a "plethora" of customer data, a new investigation claims > -and an Amazon engineer for the product wants it completely shut down. > The Electronic Frontier Foundation has discovered that third-party > tracking software within the Ring doorbell app is sending customer > data to four analytics and marketing companies, including Facebook, > Google, MixPanel and AppsFlyer. That data includes personally > identifiable information such as names and private IP addresses. > Facebook, for example, is alerted when users open the Ring app, as > well as when they perform certain device actions. Mobile analytics > company AppsFlyer is sent a similar mix of data, but also receives > information collected from a device's sensors including its gyroscope > and magnetometer. The information sent to MixPanel, another data > analytics firm, includes a user's full name, email address, device > data and app settings. While Ring also sends data to Google's > Crashalytics service, the EFF wasn't able to determine the extent of > the sharing in the report published on Tuesday . The EFF points out > that even small bits of user data can be combined by tracking firms to > create a larger picture of a user's digital habits. That "fingerprint" > could allow third-party companies to surveil what users are doing > across various apps and devices. Importantly, the nonprofit group > claims that this tracking is taking place without a user's knowledge, > consent or ability to disable it. > The data collected is sent over encrypted HTTPS and is delivered in a > way that eludes analysis, the EFF said. The investigation's > methodology included observing that data flow via man-in-the-middle > techniques, a tactic often used by hackers to intercept internet traffic. > Since the EFF investigation focused on Ring's Android app, it isn't > clear whether the iOS version has similar privacy risks. > Apple's App Store Review Guidelines do include provisions that protect > users from many data collection practices, however. > In light of the potential for abuse and other privacy risks, at least > one Amazon engineer is calling for the smart doorbell company to be > shut down. "The deployment of connected home security cameras that > allow footage to be queried centrally are simply not compatible with a > free society. > The privacy issues are not fixable with regulation and there is no > balance that can be struck," said Max Eliaser in a Medium post . "Ring > should be shut down immediately and not brought back. > Repeat offender This isn't the first time Ring has been in the > spotlight for alleged privacy blunders. In 2019, The Intercept > reported that both engineers and executives at Ring had "highly > privileged access" to live feeds from customer cameras. > And earlier this month, Ring fired four employees who had allegedly > abused that access to spy on customers. Privacy advocates have also > raised concerns about Ring's links to law enforcement , as well as the > potential implementation of facial recognition in a platform already > beset by surveillance and privacy controversies. . > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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