ZDNet reports research from the Electronic Frontier Foundation has revealed the latest version of Ring for Android devices comes with third-party trackers. EFF's report claims the trackers are collecting names, private IP addresses, mobile network carriers, persistent identifiers and sensor data. "The danger in sending even small bits of information is that analytics and tracking companies are able to combine these bits together to form a unique picture of the user's device," EFF said. "This cohesive whole represents a fingerprint that follows the user as they interact with other apps and use their device."
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