Android COVID-19 Notification App Gets Bug, Leaks Private Information to Preinstalled Apps
(Photo : Pexels/Polina Tankilevitch) COVID-19 app notification The COVID-19 notification app installed on Android phones had a privacy issue as it lets other preinstalled apps see sensitive information, including contact tracing details, which users tested positive for COVID-19, and more. The bug from the Android app was reported by privacy analysis firm AppCensus on Apr. 27. Google stated that it is currently rolling out a fix to the bug. Android Bug Leaks COVID-19 Information The bug cuts against the repeated promises from Sundar Pichai, the CEO of Google, and Tim Cook, the CEO of Apple, ...
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