FINAL WORD

To answer the question , a duo from University of Connecticut conducted a survey on 543 people . These people were given fictitious social networking websites to join . In terms of services there was a clause , which said sharing the information with NSA and the employer and providing first born child as a payment . 98 % of those who responded agreed to Terms of Service as they skipped this part . You can find all the details on the published paper , The Biggest Lie On The Internet .

I am extremely confident about myself that I would have done the same . This made me realise that there are various terms of service related to mobile applications , which threaten security and expose us in the Internet world .

My first choice here is Pokemon Go , in which the application ’ s terms of service raises some questions , as it collects location , data , and information about the operating device . Application owner says that they need to improve services , but it can also be passed onto third parties , as long as they seek your approval first . The risk increases if you have downloaded an unofficial version of Pokémon Go launched in your country , beware of malware .

Tinder , the application itself was fixed and patched multiple times to fix

Mayank Verma is Assistant Manager of Consulting Services at SecureLink

I will suggest there is no need to panic or delete everything , just be more cautious when you install an application from Play Store or Apple Store

the issue about the vulnerability that lets hackers track user locations to within a 100-ft radius . You do not want someone to keep spying on you . Unlike Twitter , Tinder does not provide verified account . Unfortunately , malicious bots use Tinder profiles and force us to follow fake links which captures age , personal details and credit & debit card details .

Snapchat , we love snapping using Snapchat . Snapchat assures that messages are encrypted , and we have seen similar assurance from Whatsapp lately . However , the MacAfee team claims to have read encrypted message including pictures , while they were testing the services . Now that is scary as we also cannot trust encryption now .

As someone quoted , when I use something for free , I am not the customer , I am the product itself .

I will suggest there is no need to panic or delete everything . Just be more cautious when you install an application from Play Store or Apple Store . You are always presented with the list of permissions the application requires in order to work . It is tempting to just skip past it , but resist doing so .

You should at least look over them so you are aware . Try to answer following questions before you click Install .

• Check the application whether it is from a trustworthy developer

• Check why the application needs these permissions

• Check the explanation by developers as to why they need these permissions and try to map it with services

I am sure such self-awareness would help to mitigate the risk impact in the longer run .

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