Norway, France also sound data privacy alarms
,"the data processing of both apps probably goes much further than the descriptions of the data protection notices and processing purposes in the app stores indicate.", posted this week, says one of the apps collects data on users' phone calls.
"The other app actively prevents the device on which it is installed from going into sleep mode," the alert continues."It is also obvious that the data used by the apps not only remain locally on the device, but are also transmitted to a central server." The German authorities advise travelers to only install the apps if"absolutely necessary," and suggests using a separate device, such as a burner phone, for the two apps."After using the apps, the operating system and all content on the phone used should be completely deleted."on both apps, which essentially give Qatari authorities control of users' devices, exposing personal images, files, and contact lists, and even allowing moderators to remotely access phones.
Additionally, Ehteraz requires background location services to always be on and it gives the app the ability to read and write to the file system.
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