Facebook is just the tip of the iceberg. Thousands of apps can take your data

In the event that you think Facebook was awful to sell out your protection, hold up until the point when you hear who else might snatch individual information off your cell phone.

The monster informal community has experienced harsh criticism for offering applications that gathered up tremendous measures of delicate information from its clients. Yet, analysts are finding that numerous normal applications for iPhone and Android experience the ill effects of information releases that could undermine clients' protection.

Serge Egelman, a specialist at the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, Calif., constructed a site, AppCensus , where customers can discover security evaluations for around 80,000 Android applications. He additionally constructed an application called Lumen that gives Android clients a chance to perceive what all the applications on their gadgets are doing.