This research was done regarding mobile handset privacy. However, the tech giant expressed displeasure over this report. The report concluded that Google takes 20 times more data from its Android users than from iPhone.

Google claims that it always work towards improving security and privacy in Chrome.Įarlier, a research report by Trinity College, Dublin has compared the data of iPhone and Google Pixel phones. Additionally, the tech giant allows users to block websites from accessing a device’s motion sensors. Chrome, in response, said that the company is intentionally limiting the motions sensors resolution in Chrome. “The way Android handles the accelerometer is much worse ,” Mysk further added. He says, “the motion sensor is accessible to all websites in Android/Chrome by default, Safari/iOS protects access by a permission.” Researcher Tommy Mysk mentions in his blog post that Chrome shares Android users’ motion sensors by default. Also Read - Google Chrome for Android now lets you lock incognito tabs using your fingerprintĪlso Read - Google Chrome gets an update that you need to install now Google data collection However, it looks like Facebook has found a way of tracking data even after it was discontinued. Keeping in mind user privacy, Apple had given the facility to turn off app tracking through its iOS 14 operating system. As per the report, the social media giant tracks users even after turning off the tracking option in the iPhone’s privacy settings. The company did it by tapping into the device’s accelerometer all the time. The report comes after the social media giant Facebook was accused of mining people users’ data and tracking the movement of iPhone users. Also Read - Top 5 features coming to Google Chrome on Android tablets Forbes reports in its latest blog post that the tech giant is harvesting users’ critical data to monitor activities and pinpoint locations.

A recent report claims that the world’s widely used browser collects sensitive phone data without users realizing it. Around half of the world’s population uses Google Chrome across different platforms like Windows, Mac, Android, iOS.

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