Guardian June 16, 2021
Analysis of 20,000 mobile apps that ask for sensitive information shows that some track users across different platforms
Nine out of 10 mobile health apps collect and track user data, according to a new global study.
The research published in the British Medical Journal conducted in-depth analysis of more than 20,000 mobile health apps on the Google Play Store, some of which require users to disclose sensitive health information, including step and calorie counters, apps that manage health conditions, symptom checkers and menstruation trackers.
Muhammad Ikram, a lecturer at the Macquarie University Cyber Security Hub, said the vast majority (88%) were using “tracking identifiers and cookies to track user activities on mobile devices, and some of these applications are actually...
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