- Facebook removed Bolt Lock App, an app made by its Israeli security subsidiary Onavo, from the Google Play app store, amid concerns that it unfairly collected user data.
- Both Onavo and Facebook came under fire in February because Onavo’s VPN service also sends mobile browsing and app usage data back to Facebook.
- Critics say that Facebook doesn’t do enough to disclose its ownership of Onavo, potentially fooling consumers who don’t realize where their data goes.
- A Facebook spokesperson tells Gizmodo that Bolt Lock App was only a “small, brief test.”
Facebook removed a new Android app from the Google Play store on Friday, after critics say that it unfairly collected app usage data from users and sent it back to the social network.
Earlier in the day, Gizmodo itself had called the app ‘deceptive’, with some cybersecurity experts urging users not to install the app.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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