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September 1, 2012 05:05 pm

Download With Caution: Romney, Obama Campaign Apps Have Privacy Flaws


puddingebola writes "Apps released by both the Obama and Romney campaigns have been found to have 'privacy issues.' From the article: "Experts at GFI Software looked at the Android versions of both apps, discovering both to be surprisingly invasive. Obama for America and Mitt's VP request permissions, access to services and data and capabilities beyond their core mandate.""

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