India’s Intelligence Bureau lists 42 apps that send data to China

Data is a resource whose value cannot be ascertained. Now that all companies are vying for your data, your privacy is inherently at risk. Not only are advertisements catered to your tastes, but data can be misused by someone with vested interests as well. In a report, Intelligence Bureau has curated a list of apps that are sending your data to China. Subsequently, they have asked members of the Indian army to remove those apps from their personal devices, in lieu of a threat of being spied upon.

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Popular file-sharing SHAREit adds lock screen ads in latest update

The most recent version of the popular file-sharing app SHAREit has added lock screen ads in the guise of battery optimising software. This means that your lock screen is now hijacked by advertising that you probably don’t want on your phone. So for now, you should either stick to an older APK or move on to an alternative app. Also if you are like me, you can even grab a debloated APK.

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