Anew studysays that phone manufacturers and developers aren’t doing enough to preserve the anonymity of users.
Researchers found people can now be identified with just a few details of how they communicate with apps.
The news comes amid growing concern about the diminishing level of privacy on the internet.
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Anonymity on the internet is harder than you might think.
The study results come as no surprise to Bambenek.
Periodically resetting the ID delinks your data from you.
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This is a good thing to do as a privacy hygiene habit, he said.
Users should double-check to never give apps access to their social media profiles.
And last but not the least, always download apps only from reputable app stores.
