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US prosecutors to investigate Mobile App makers

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NEW JERSEY, USA: The Wall Street Journal reports that federal prosecutors in New Jersey are looking into whether or not a number of smartphone applications illegally obtained and/or transmitted user information without properly disclosing what type of data they collected and why they needed it to begin with.

According to WSJ, collecting user information without correct disclosure could possibly violate the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, which helps prosecute hackers. In December, it was discovered by WSJ that an unsettling number of iOS and Android apps obtained personal data and shared it -- most commonly with advertisers for a fee -- without warning.

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