Mobile apps leaking data through ad networks - 1 views
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Alex Parker on 08 Jan 15'Cross application' data sharing makes user vulnerable, says MWR InfoSecurity. Free mobile apps that use third-party advertising code are putting users in danger of being hacked, according to MWR InfoSecurity. The firm found that ad networks were inheriting the permissions of free apps, granting them access to the address books, text messages and emails of potential victims if the network was compromised by hackers.