Privacy Problems in Apps

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Privacy Problems in Apps

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November 24, 2020 at 12:00 am

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1003853 More actions · Answer 1

From the article:
One of the main things that many scientists and governments have desired to help control the spread of disease is contact tracing.

I wish they had the same thing for diseased code and apps. 😀 If such things could be traced back to the source, perhaps people would be a bit more careful when writing them.

My brother used to say, "Make a rule, lose a right".

We can now say, "Download an app, lose a privacy".

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

dsor SSChasing Mays Points: 656 More actions · Answer 2

I wish tech companies took the implicit confidentiality agreement regarding patient data as seriously as the healthcare profession has done over the past centuries.

People deserve better than having to pick between staying healthy and retaining their privacy.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 734418 More actions · Answer 3

We certainly shouldn't from tech companies. The problem is that scientists and government often don't have good expertise, especially around security. Really, it's a mess all around.

Kevin Wood-419472 SSC Veteran Points: 233 More actions · Answer 4

From the article:
"It's also likely some malicious actors built apps to collect data..."

Likely? Have you heard of TikTok?

Security company Zimperium had its own look at TikTok and it says its a security risk. Anonymous has said to “delete this Chinese spyware now.” The Pentagon advises that TikTok should be deleted from phones. Something that the US Army has taken heed of.