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WSJ: Apps Go Too Far In Sharing Your Info To Third Parties

A list of popular Phone spyware. http://blogs.wsj.com/wtk-mobile/

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A list of popular Phone spyware. http://blogs.wsj.com/wtk-mobile/
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CategoryUtility
PlatformAndroid
Author / PublisherZedge
TypeFree
Has a privacy policy?Yes, in the app and on the website.
The Journal tested 101 popular smartphone apps to see what data about the phones, their users, and their locations they gathered and revealed to others. The Journal also reviewed what information the app tells users it will collect, and whether it has a privacy policy. Here is a summary of those findings.
Explicitly Asks Permission to Access
Read Contact Data (access data in your address book)
Read Internet's history and bookmarks (Web browsing information)
Full internet access (Can send data out about you)
Read phone state and identity (access unique IDs on your phone)
Read system log files (access to files on how you use the phone and apps)
Coarse (network-based) location (based on Wi-Fi and cell phone towers)
Fine (GPS) location (based on global positioning system)
Sends to Third Parties
Phone ID
Zedge says the application requests to read and write contact data in order to set contact ringtones, and that it does not store this information.
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[Q] Save as Contact - is there a way to make it less lame?

Various Google apps, such as maps, places, and so on have the option to save something found in a search as a contact. That would be great if only it worked.
For example, search for a local restaurant in Places. The result shows all sorts of properly-formatted data, such as name, address, phone number, and web page. When one selects Save as Contact, it does save it after a fashion. The name is all crammed into the First Name field and the address is all in the Street address field (with nothing for City, State, or postal code). The web URL isn't saved to the contact at all.
This makes no sense to me. This is a Google app passing data to another Google app. The data starts out properly-formatted. My Windows phone certainly has no trouble saving a fully-detailed, properly-formatted contact from Google Maps. The same thing, incidentally, happens with other Android apps that offer to save something as a contact, such as Bing (which also saved contacts perfectly on Windows Phone).
Does anyone have an idea how to fix this?

[APP][2.3+] Mailinator Fetcher

At last, Mailinator is now on Android.
Some of you may have noticed that there is no good way to access Mailinator on your android phones. This is no longer the case, with my first ever app: Mailinator Fetcher.
Mailinator is a free service that allows for creation of any email address. You don't even have to create it: the address is created when the server receives a message addressed to it.
Inboxes can be saved to a favourites list that is displayed on the home page.
A non-mobile friendly interface is only required for use once to retrieve an API token to then enter into the app's settings menu.
DISCLAIMER: I am in no way associated with Mailinator or their service. I am simply somebody who wanted an app for this, but couldn't find one.

Great stuff!

Programming at operating system level and / or modifications of the android kernel

Developers with experience in programming at operating system level and / or modifications of the android kernel please respond.
Mock Location Application
Android 5.1 and later, we use as a B phone a ZTE Axon Mini B2016, Use a NodeJS server, with MongoDB database, the server function is to receive and send the shared locations by telephone A and that synchronizes telephone B, the database is to register users and ID's; the locations of any terminal are not saved. the application uses a developer option called Simulated Locations, additionally an Xposed module called "Hide Mode Location" is used with which it is sought to avoid being detected as a "FakeGPS"
Functioning:
The application must be configured a server and a port, once it is done it is registered and logged in (when entering a username and password, it is stored and starts immediately). Each computer in which it is installed generates its own unique ID in the database.
Then you must add the ID of the telephone A on the telephone B and vice versa, this in order to assure who is sharing the location and with whom I am synchronizing the location.
Once this process is completed, the "Share location" option is used in the telephone A and this is connected to the server and the latitude and longitude along with the ID are sent. In the telephone B, the "Synchronize location" option is used there, it shows the IDs that are paired and that are transmitting their location, the ID with whom you want to synchronize is selected and the process of taking the location of telephone A in phone B, which means that both A and B have the same location
Problem:
We use the messaging applications to take the services, since we have a fleet of vehicles to make them effective,however what we want is to distribute the services in the best way, so we locate in different strategic points within the city to be able to comply with these services as soon as possible,now the problem we have now is that although we use the Xposed module to hide the fact that it is a "GPS fake" there are applications that detect us and do not let us work , so we are looking for someone to change this method of "Simulated Locations" by a method in which the location is "Natively" synchronized for the system and thus be able to open the applications that at this moment detects the simulated location.

Location Sharing and/or an App with Routines

I am looking for an Android app which will at predetermined times share my location with selected people. I don't want real time sharing because of battery issues. It would also be useful if I could also create a routine which did the same whenever I connect to WiFi.
I am planning a solo cycle tour through Europe which will involve me being away from all family and friends for up to 3 months. My wife has expressed a concern about my safety and has asked that I let her know where I am on a regular basis.
I could allow her access to my Google account so she can use Find My Device but given her technical skills it would be better if she simply got a WhatsApp message with a map pin.

GPS Logger - Apps on Google Play
A simple and lightweight app for recording your position and your path
play.google.com

I don't see any way of sending my location.

If you won't create a simple routine at your own use this app
Send My GPS Location - Apps on Google Play
Share location and GPS coordinates with close friends.
play.google.com

Maybe I wasn't clear enough - my apologies.
I am looking for an app which will automatically send my location to a contact at predefined times. I would like this to happen when my phone is in my pocket or bag whilst I am cycling or walking.
Obviously I can do it manually when I remember but if I am in difficulty then the automatic option acts as a safety feature.
I am looking at Tasker to see if I can create a routine using that app and SMS.
Thanks to @xXx yYy for his/her help so far.