Researcher says Android collects 20x more data than iOS, but even Apple says that’s wrong

[Chris Smith]

The smartphone is the primary computer most people use on a daily basis, an essential doorway to the internet that most of us couldn’t imagine going without. But not everything we do on phones is perfectly private. There’s always some data collection going on, whether by the operating system or apps. The user is more in control than ever, especially on iPhone, where Apple has been developing new features to protect one’s privacy. But new research shows that users don’t have perfect control over what the phones share with Google and Apple. The study shows that Android sends 20 times more data to Google than iOS sends to Apple. Google has contested the findings, saying its based on flawed methodology. Apple has also said that the study gets things wrong.

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Researcher says Android collects 20x more data than iOS, but even Apple says that’s wrong originally appeared on BGR.com on Wed, 31 Mar 2021 at 06:50:08 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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