More than 1,000 Android apps harvest detailed location data even after being denied permission.

Google says a fix will be coming in Android Q, which prevents apps from accessing location metadata from photos and WiFi. https://t.co/QnVp8cCrl3

— Chad Loder ✸ (@chadloder) July 8, 2019

The @Puri_sm Librem phone can't get here fast enough. https://t.co/bU7YRQWXQn

— Jameson Lopp (@lopp) July 8, 2019

!! More than 1,000 Android apps harvest data even after you deny permissions
Google says a fix won’t come until Android Q - we have quite a long things of other things that need fixing as well! @Android @Google https://t.co/SgAB6IsB8t

— Frederike Kaltheuner (@F_Kaltheuner) July 8, 2019

You can view @Google attitude towards data and privacy in this report. They will fix the problem that is here-and-now in a future Android update. Seriously, can we stop taking them at face value now? https://t.co/NOffmt7sky

— OM (@om) July 8, 2019

"Researchers discovered more than 1,000 (#Android) apps that skirted restrictions, allowing them to gather precise geolocation data & phone identifiers behind your back. The discovery highlights how difficult it is to stay private online..." https://t.co/kTKhgAViB0

— amber mac (@ambermac) July 8, 2019

#Elastos isn’t just the foundation for securing your next #decentralized application with the hashpower of #Bitcoin, it’s also the foundation for an information revolution where #data ownership is given back to the people. https://t.co/mBz60P4bwu @CNET

— Donnie Bullers (@DonnieBullers) July 8, 2019

Android phone apps are using side channels and covert channels to collect your private data, even when apps are disabled.
⁦@thespybrief⁩
https://t.co/PJA7zRC4Lc

— Chey Cobb, cissp, lsmft, iirtplayn (@chey_cobb) July 8, 2019

Over 1,000 Android apps harvest data even after you deny permissions.

Apps used workarounds that would take personal data from sources like Wi-Fi connections and metadata stored in photos.
Fix won’t come until Android Q.https://t.co/1xrFstShS9
PDF: https://t.co/akMYDBTy82 pic.twitter.com/lmsqm9a8TP

— Lukas Stefanko (@LukasStefanko) July 8, 2019

More than 1,000 Android apps harvest data even after you deny permissions - CNET https://t.co/ujyfWoNXoa via @nuzzel

— Paul Nemitz (@PaulNemitz) July 8, 2019

More than 1,000 Android apps harvest data even after you deny permissions - Alfred Ng @alfredwkng #privacy https://t.co/cGKMqb5pIN pic.twitter.com/jmjKsWVmFp

— Startpage.com (@StartPageSearch) July 8, 2019