5 Things Your Phone Is Secretly Doing Right Now
Sharing Data Between Apps
Through software development kits embedded in applications, data sharing between apps occurs at a scale most users are unaware of. An app you downloaded for one purpose may include third-party code from advertising networks, analytics companies,
or data brokers that collects and transmits information about your behavior across multiple apps and contexts. This is how a search in one app can influence advertisements in a seemingly unrelated app.
