Remains of the Day: Privacy Study Finds Free Apps More Likely to Leak Info on iOS Than Android

A study of free apps on iOS and Android finds the former is more likely to leak your data, Chrome for Android gets an update, Ouya gets a ship date, and eBay's same-day delivery service gets expanded.

• Apple iOS Apps Leak More Personal Info Than Android A study from Appthority, a mobile app evaluation service, has found that iOS apps leak more personal info than Android. The rationale for such a statistic lies in how free apps monetize their business by selling your data?some more invasively than others. The 10% difference between iOS and Android really comes down to the former's popularity?the ad networks that want the data that these apps can collect will pay more for iOS user data, which can lead to unencrypted?and unethical?collection of your data. [Readwrite Mobile]
• Chrome for Android Update Yesterday Google released a Chrome for Android update. It comes with a bunch of tweaks mostly geared toward improving performance and responsiveness. You can pick it up at the Play store. [Google Chrome Releases]
• OUYA Is Coming The makers of Ouya, the open-source, hacker-friendly video game console, have announced the ship date for their new system. The Ouya will begin to make its way to its Kickstarter backers on March 28, and the rest of us will be able to pick one up stores in June. [Ouya]
• Exclusive: eBay Now Expands, Is Available on All Smartphones eBay Now, the company's same-day delivery service, launched a mobile web version of its mobile app today. Previously only available via an iOS app, the new site makes the service available across all smartphones. Granted, you still have to be in an area that offers eBay Now?which only includes San Francisco, New York, and starting today, San Jose. [Mashable]
• Broadening the Availability of Surface RT and Surface Pro Microsoft announced today that both the Surface RT and Surface Pro tablets will soon be available in several new markets. Beginning in late March, the Surface RT will make its way to countries like Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand while the Pro will become available in Australia, China, and several European countries. [Surface Blog]

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