Beware Apple Users: These Popular iOS Apps send your Location Data to the Third Party

Do you know that your data can be sold for money? These popular iOS apps have been spotted sending the users location history as well as the real-time location information to third-party firms. As the users data is very important to firms in predicting and meeting the future needs of a user, some apps are claimed to use this strategy for their personal gain. Companies pay really high for user's information (like location, purchasing interests, etc) and hence the apps are collecting user's information and selling it.

Some popular iOS apps like ASKfm, Classifieds 2.0 Marketplace, Tapatalk, and Homes.com are claimed to collect information about the GPS longitude and latitude, Bluetooth LE beacon data, WiFi SSID and BSSID using a packaged code provided by monetising firms. The data that is collected is later sent to the firms that monetise and sell it for their personal gain. As, the GuardianApp stated in a report that "In order to gain initial access to precise data from the mobile device's GPS sensors, the apps usually presents a rational justification relevant in Location Services permission dialogue and  failed to mention  that the data is also shared with the third-party monetising firms".

Till now 24 iOS apps have been claimed to collect the user data and send to the monetising firms. Also, the GuardianApp stated and specified that 12 data monetisation firms that collect user data including RevealMobile which was previously suspected of collecting data from popular app like Accuweather. Additionally, some apps constantly send updated GPS coordinates, accelerometer data, battery charge percentage and status, cellular network MCC/ MNC, cellular network name, GPS altitude and speed, timestamps for departure/arrival of a particular location every second to firms.

You might be wondering why Apple is not aware of this business and how Apple is allowing it. But as a matter of fact as per App Store legal guidelines on data collection and sharing, Apple restricts apps that send user's location data to third parties without explicit user consent. However, the app developers are smart enough to provide no details about accessing of user's data or sharing the data with any monetising firms while uploading the app in App Store.


How to Temporarily Prevent apps from exposing your Information??

Apple is now looking forward to exclude these apps from the App Store, until then you can temporarily stop these iOS apps from exposing your data by following these certain steps, Apple recommends that you need to turn on the Limit Ad Tracking feature on your iOS device.

Settings > Privacy > Advertising > Turn on Limit Ad Tracking feature.

Additionally, you can select the Don't Allow option if a location Services permission dialogue contains see privacy policy or similar text surfaces on the screen. You can also use a standard name for the WiFi router, and Turn off Bluetooth functionality when not in use.



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One Plus 6T Features Leaked..!!!

I know that we all have been desperate for the One Plus 6T. However, rumors say that the smartphone will be launched officially by the company in the month of November. Usually, the T - models are high-end models of their series. Fans can expect no less from the the Game Changer Smartphone company One Plus to launch its new flagship smartphone by the end of this year.

Though its been few months since the Official launch of One Plus 6 fans must be expecting the unveiling of the 6T. Generally, the company unveils the T - model phones in November. So, we can estimate and start expecting the smartphone by the end of November.

Leaks about the device had already started coming in. The One Plus 6T is expected to come with 8GB RAM and 256GB of internal storage. It will also feature the Snapdragon 845 Octa-core chipset, and also supports Fast Charging feature. Clearly the device can be called as a high-end model.

The Special feature of the 6T  is the presence of an On-Screen-Fingerprint Senor, meaning that the fingerprint sensor is embedded into the display. This feature eliminates the problem of trying to reach the fingerprint sensor which is present at the back of the other models. However, the One Plus 6T will not become the first smartphone with the On-Screen-Fingerprint Senor due to existing Vivo models. 

The idea of having an On-Screen-Fingerprint Senor makes the device look more cooler. As One Plus is reputed for its built quality and performance of the smartphones, This feature will enhance the company even higher.

In the past, there were also rumors saying that the One Plus 6 is going to be embedded with the On-Screen-Fingerprint sensor. But, the reason why the One Plus 6 didn't get this cool feature is because of the reduced device unlocking speed so the company ignored the sensor. But now the company seems to have fixed this issue and planning to build the sensor into the One Plus 6T. 



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Moto G6 Plus with 8GB RAM is Going To Be Launched Next Week

The official launch of Moto G6 Plus in India is on September 10th. After waiting for more than a month, Motorola has finally announced the launch date of the Moto G6 Plus.

As Motorola has already launched the G6 Series Moto G6 and Moto G6 Play, the company delayed the launch of Moto G6 Plus for making some major tweaks in the Display, processor speed, and also included more RAM when compared to the other G6 models. 

Moto G6 Plus is said to come in two color variants Indigo and Gold. However it is not officially declared by Motorola.

Motorola tweets - "The new #MotoG6plus is set to arrive on 10th September and is built to give you more with every feature!". In a GIF by Motorola showcases the 'smart dual rear cameras', 'low light photography', 6 GB RAM. Some other impressive features in Moto G6 Plus. It also supports Google Lens, Spot Color, Portrait Mode, Landmark Recognition, Face Unlock, 18:9 Max Vision Display, and Turbo Charging.

Key Specifications of Moto G6 Plus :-

Sim                         -          Dual-SIM

Display Size           -          5.93 inch full-HD+(1080x2160 pixels)

Android                   -          8.0 Oreo

Processor               -          Snapdragon 630 with Adreno 508 GPU

Battery                    -         3,200mAh battery (deliever 7 hours of use on a charge of 15                                                              minutes using Turbo charger)

RAM                       -          4GB

Storage                  -          64GB (Expandable upto 128 GB via SD card)

Back Camera         -          12-megapixel dual camera with primary sensor featuring 78-degree lens,                                f/1.7 aperture

Front Camera         -          5-megapixel sensor having a 79-degree lens and f/2.2 aperture.

Flash                       -         Dual-Tone, Dual-lens LED flash at the back, flash also available                                                        at the front.

Connectivity           -          4G LTE, Wifi, Bluetooth 5.0, USB Type-C, NFC, 3.5mm Audio    Jack.

Coming to the price range of Moto G6 Plus priced at 299 Euros which is estimating Rs. 24,350 in Indian Currency and $347.59 in United States.

Also check out 

Moto G6 priced at  Rs.13,999 click on the link  - https://amzn.to/2CrBp3M

Moto G6 Play priced at Rs. 11,740 click on the link - https://amzn.to/2Q75msB

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Spider-Man PS4 Game Launched Ahead of the Original Date

Spider-Man for PS4 was said to be released on 7th September. However, some lucky gamer's got a chance to play this Game ahead of its original release date. Spider-Man PS4 is now available for gamer's to purchase via online Stores and PlayStation stores.

When compared to other Top Games like Uncharted 4, No Man's Sky, and  Ratchet and Clank could be purchased ahead of their release dates. The game is officially available now in USA, Europe and few other countries. On 7th the official release date the game will be available in all the countries.

If you are in India then you need to wait because for India to get copies of Spider-Man PS4 early is not possible, because most Indian retailers would not sell a Sony game ahead of release date. This is because of the high cost included in hardware and also the games price is too high and being cut off from supply of Sony's products may result in massive losses.

However, if you are desperate enough to purchase Spider-Man PS4 you can buy on online Stores and get shipped to India or you could wait till the official release of the game which is only 2 days away.

Spider-Man PS4 in India is priced at Rs. 3,999/-, Surprisingly there is also a Deluxe Edition which comes at a price of Rs. 4,999 and 60$ in America for the general Edition and 80$ for the Deluxe Edition.


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A Fold-able Smartphone with 4 Rear Camera's - Samsung

The South Korean Tech Giant Samsung is working on a smartphone with four cameras. Samsung plans on launching the world's first fold-able,  four rear camera smartphone this year. However, the new smartphone will not be called the Galaxy S10 or Galaxy F.

When asked whether the four cameras meant two cameras on each side, Ice Universe responded by tweeting that all the cameras will be at the back adding to it tipster tweeted that the handset will not be called as Galaxy S10 or Galaxy F. 

Some users in tweeter also asked if the Smartphone will be launched next year or 2020. Surprisingly, Ice Universe tweeted that the smartphone will be unveiled in 2018 itself.

As every Smartphone Tech Giant are focusing on releasing flagships of their brands. It is no surprise to expect none the less than fold-able smartphones.

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World's First On-Screen Fingerprint Phone Vivo X20 Plus UD

As the world is evolving so are the features in Smartphones. The smartphone company Vivo is going to launch the world's first on-screen fingerprint phone Vivo X20 Plus UD.

 As, the demand in full-screen display smartphones is increasing companies like Apple, Samsung , Oppo, Vivo , Xiaomi are launching smartphones with slimmer bezels in-order to create a feeling that your only holding a screen in your hand.

Whereas, Apple tried to solve this issue by removing the fingerprint scanner and completely relying on the face id to unlock the smartphone. 

Vivo has come up with the Smartphone Vivo X20 Plus UD that uses the synaptic technology. The sensor that is used in this device is called as the FS9500

How it actually works:

When You place your finger on the fingerprint sensor a bright pulse is focused onto the finger which is reflected back to the sensor. Based on this reflected fingerprint the phone is unlocked.


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