App vs. website: Which best protects your privacy?
Published: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 - 05:16 in Mathematics & Economics
Both apps and websites leak personal information, including names, gender, phone numbers, and e-mail. But don't despair. Northeastern researchers, led by assistant professor David Choffnes, have developed an automated system to help you know which platform to use for your online interactions.
That's the question that Northeastern researchers, led by assistant professor David Choffnes, ask in new research that explores how free app- and web- based services on Android and iOS mobile devices compare with respect to protecting users' privacy. In particular, the team investigated the degree to which each platform leaks personally identifiable information--ranging from birthdates and locations to passwords--to the advertisers and data analytics companies that the services rely on to help finance their operations.
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