is a french startup founded in 2014 by @thomas_Pasquet and @jeancanzoneri. They raised more than 20 500 000$ in 4 rounds. @weareogury is described as "an omniscient mobile data platform that provides [...] comprehensive view of mobile user behavior globally".
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This SDK is used by a lot of big apps like
@Zedge@nextinpact@franceinter@MagicTiles_3 @@HornetApp@20Minutes@SkyrockFM@NRJhitmusiconly@fml@OuestFrance@Marmiton_org@meteofrance@TeleLoisirs and more https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/trackers/34/Show this thread -
In presage.io, I fell from my chair after reading this: "After explicit opt-in we see the complete usage of a mobile device for a given user, including any website browsed, any apps downloaded, all app usage."pic.twitter.com/cE4sTCGJ0K
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Wait! What? If an app is using the
@weareogury it will monitor the whole phone?! There is a word for this MALWARE! And you are using this as a sales pitch...
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Before jumping into the code let's check their Privacy policy. To do that you have to click on the "Request a demo" and click on the link with the smallest font at the bottom called "Ogury Data Usage Principles"
You really don't want me to read it?pic.twitter.com/mYFjNfa9I2
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According to their privacy policy,
@weareogury collect: - device identifiers (IMEI...) - device type - network provider - IP address - the carrier user ID - manufacturer and device model - language setting - time zone - network status type - list of installed and running appspic.twitter.com/VmzaqZCtMi
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Their SDK is not public, to access it you need to request a demo. But you know, Google is my friend and I managed to find 2 versions of their SDK.
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When you start the
@moinsbete app your phone is communicating with 9 servers owned by@weareogury.Show this thread -
Each time your mobile's connectivity changes, they will send your new IP to their server.pic.twitter.com/6HRZTxV6sA
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They monitor all the app installations, updates, removals made on the phone.pic.twitter.com/Q9atK8HoCE
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They also monitor when the screen goes ON or OFF, the applications' use, the running processes,...pic.twitter.com/HQTIIKuqOC
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In 2017, violating the user's privacy can be a business and you can even raise millions of $ for that...What a wonderful world... cc
@idinvest@Ventech_VCpic.twitter.com/hkjPRNYMQr
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I remember before I got Android Oreo a few apps had a never ending background service which all had a suspicious service name "PresageService" IIRC, and I searched where it came from and found this shit of SDK. I uninstalled the apps. Now, Oreo prevents this from running forever.
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Savagery.
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