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![]() The information collected includes the device’s IP address, screen resolution, time zone, Google Advertising ID, information about the service provider, as well as apparently a one-time generated user ID. ![]() RELATED READING: Six tips to help you avoid targeted marketing The app contains Google Firebase Analytics, Segment, Google CrashLytics, AppsFlyer, Mixpanel, and Google Analytics. Using Exodus, a privacy audit platform for Android applications, Kuketz found that once the Android app is started up, it immediately contacts the tracking providers. ![]() Which data these modules collect and transmit to the third-party providers are sometimes not even known to the app developers themselves, who integrate these modules into their apps,” he added. Mike Kuketz, a German researcher who disclosed the issue, finds it completely unacceptable for apps that process extremely sensitive data to have advertising and analytics modules integrated into them: “Or to put it in general terms: no proprietary and non-transparent external code may be integrated into apps in which sensitive data is processed. LastPass, a popular password manager, has come under some fire following a report that its Android app features seven built-in advertising and analytics trackers that gather data ranging from the user’s device type and Android version to whether the user is on a free plan and has enabled biometric protection. While the trackers in LastPass’s Android app don’t collect any personal data, the news may not sit well with some privacy-minded users
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