Your Android phone pings Google a lot more then you might think

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Your Android smartphone is collecting a lot of data on you. 

Specifically, almost 10 times more than Apple's iOS, claims a study by Vanderbilt University professor Douglas C. Schmidt. The report, published August 15, isn't a great look for the company, which was recently shown to be gathering location data on its users even after they elected to turn off the Location History setting on their devices. 

The study specifically notes that "[a] major part of Google’s data collection occurs while a user is not directly engaged with any of its products," and that "[the] magnitude of such collection is significant, especially on Android mobile devices."  Read more...

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