Almost all Android apps send personal data to other companies like Facebook, Google and Amazon, study reveals

Data from the vast majority of apps is harvested and shared with Google, a comprehensive study of the Android ecosystem has revealed. Researchers from Oxford university analysed 959,000 apps from the UK and US Google Play stores, finding that almost 90 per cent of Android apps share data with Google. The study also revealed that around half of the apps transfer data to at least 10 third parties, such as Facebook and Twitter. The study's authors attribute the mass-data harvesting to the rise of "freemium" apps that rely on advertising and data sharing for revenue. The I.F.O. is fuelled by eight electric engines, which is able to push the flying object to an estimated top speed of about 120mph.