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02-04-2015, 12:10 AM
http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/z4xeK4U8xVeWSEQ7OVkCKg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/silent-circle-privacy-apps-video.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/video-yes-reading-app-privacy-policy-aloud-pretty-040022728.html)One of the constant privacy topics that comes around like a boomerang every now and then is related to mobile apps and the permissions they require users to agree to before apps can be installed. But users rarely read the privacy policies that come with their apps, and rarely understand them when they actually do read them. At least that’s what a video says, posted on YouTube by Silent Circle, the company making the most secure Android handset out there — though it too was found to have been potentially harmful to owners. FROM EARLIER: Facebook can now collect and share more of your data than ever before The company interviewed smartphone users on the street, asking them to read



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