Verizon Announces Plans to Install Spyware on All Its Android Phones
Verizon Announces Plans to Install Spyware on All Its Android Phones
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2017/03/first-horseman-privacy-apocalypse-has-already-arrived-verizon-announces-plans
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MARCH 30, 2017 | BY BILL BUDINGTON AND JEREMY GILLULA AND KATE TUMMARELLO
The First Horseman of the Privacy Apocalypse Has Already Arrived: Verizon Announces Plans to Install Spyware on All Its Android Phones
Within days of Congress repealing online privacy protections, Verizon has announced new plans to install software on customers’ devices to track what apps customers have downloaded. With this spyware, Verizon will be able to sell ads to you across the Internet based on things like which bank you use and whether you’ve downloaded a fertility app.