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Apps hiding malicious functions collect data โ€“ including location, audio and camera โ€“ which could facilitate surveillance and harassment.

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[-] lka1988@lemmy.dbzer0.com 67 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

And nowhere to be found is an actual list of affected apps - only a couple examples.

Great job, NCSC ๐Ÿคจ๐Ÿ‘

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