Thousands of Apple and Google mobile applications were found to contain computer code developed by a Russian software company disguised as a U.S. company, Reuters reports. The apps, including some used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Army, were made by Pushwoosh. Upon contact by Reuters, the CDC removed seven of its public apps, while the Army removed an app in March after it was used by soldiers at a combat training base. The code allows developers "to profile the online activity of smartphone app users.”
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