– What we found was that every person who uses lashes get a long, personal ID code. It’s a little different if you do not also have Facebook app on their mobile phone, says Antoine Pultier, researcher at SINTEF.
CRITICAL: technical director Find Myrstad Consumer Council. Photo: Kjell Håkon Larsen
Along with the Consumer Council, they surveyed a number of Norwegian apps, including money transfer service flicks.
they discovered that DNB app sends notice to Facebook every time a user opens tilt app, regardless of whether the user have a Facebook account or not.
– We do not know what information is in the ID code sent to Facebook, but it could be much, says Pultier.
Consumer Council and the Inspectorate responds
– Especially on important areas such as banking and finance, must be able to have a Facebook-free zone, says technical director Find Myrstad Consumer Council.
– No matter what information they share, it is especially that they do it. We have not found any references to it in privacy terms, so here we had needed a more thorough explanation of DNB says Myrstad.
MEAN DNB MUST INFORM : technical director for technology in Inspectorate, Atle Årnes.
technical director Atle Årnes in Inspectorate believes DNB here seems to violate the requirement of the personal data Act.
– It is crucial that tells what you do with your personal information. Here says DNB that they send information to Facebook, and then it must be stated in terms that the customer can read, says Årnes.
In terms are not Facebook mentioned.
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DEFENDER AGREEMENT: SVP Even Westerveld DNB.
SVP Even Westerveld DNB rejects that tilt parts identifiable information about users with Facebook. He says this is reminiscent of so-called “cookies” that most sites use, and makes it possible to customize ads to different audiences.
– Those who already use flicks, should not have to get publicity for this on Facebook, says Westerveld.
– We are pleased that the Consumer Council dishes spotlight on privacy apps, but just at this point we see that the conclusion drawn in a somewhat faulty basis. We are keen to preserve the privacy of our customers, says Westerveld.
He said that the information is encrypted, so that Facebook can not see what use of those in question. Nevertheless, they get placed advertising in those who have not tilt.
– Are you completely sure that Facebook does not misuse the information?
– Yes, we are absolute. They can not take out identifying information about tilt customers or what people are doing inside the app, says Westerveld.
– Should educate
– It may be all right that they share this information for publishing those without lashes, but when would they disclosed it in terms its says Myrstad Consumer Council.
He is skeptical that Facebook has a lot of information about people, about the Facebook users and people who have no profile there.
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