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Previous story: UK registers highest E-Commerce spending at 30% in 2021 GrabTaxi, Yandex Go, and Uber are the most data-hungry ride-hailing apps Published on January 27, 2022 Cybersecurity company Surfshark compared data collected by 30 mobility apps based on the 32 types of data that the Apple Store lists A study conducted by cybersecurity company Surfshark revealed that ride-hailing and taxi apps collect extensive information about their users. According to the research, these… Source link

Cybersecurity company Surfshark compared data collected by 30 mobility apps based on the 32 types of data that the Apple Store lists By Paulius Udra A study conducted by cybersecurity company Surfshark revealed that ride-hailing and taxi apps collect extensive information about their users. According to the research, these apps, on average, collect 14 data points per user and 30% of them use this data for “Third-Party advertising”. Surfshark’s data sensitivity index, which shows… Source link

Google is adding a new option to let users opt out of having their Gmail, Chat, and Meet data used to offer smart features like Smart Compose and Smart Reply, the company announced today. Although you’ve previously been able to toggle these individual features on and off, the new toggle disables the background data processing that makes them possible. Google says the new option will roll out “in the coming weeks.” According to images posted on Google’s blog, Gmail users will be… Source link