Free apps used to spy on millions of phones: Flashlight program can be used to secretly record location of phone and content of text messages
Apps which turn phones into torch can spy on users, experts warn
Record secret information such as contacts and phone’s location
Data ‘transmitted to market research companies and advertising agencies’
By Martin Delgado
DailyMailUK
26 October 2014
Millions of people are being spied on by free apps they have installed on their mobile phones, security experts have warned.
Many flashlight apps which allow a device to be used as a torch also secretly record the most sensitive personal information.
This may include the location of the phone, details of its owner and their contacts, and even the content of text messages.