In a recent report in the New York Times To say The US and UK government intelligence agencies are collecting information through apps installed on various smart devices. The list includes the popular game ‘Angry Birds’, which has more than 1.6 billion downloads worldwide.According to a leaked document from the US National Security Agency (NSA), the data was hacked from various mobile applications. This information includes the user’s online browsing history, contacts, location, etc.
The NSA said in a statement that it was only interested in accessing the data of certain foreign users. However, it is not known exactly how much data they have collected.
This information has been extracted from various types of mapping, gaming, social media etc. apps. This is made possible by slowing down mobile internet traffic and text message data.
This list includes Google Maps, Flickr, movie based social network Flickster, other apps related to Facebook etc.
Already, Angry Birds game maker Rovio has ruled out data smuggling. They Said The company does not share any information of end users with the government through their games. But in the ad-supported version, even if the spy agency collects data through a third-party ad network, it can do so, Rovio said.
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