Covert Code Gathered Data on Millions of Android Users

WSJ Tech News Briefing - A podcast by The Wall Street Journal

Data-harvesting software from a company with links to U.S. national-security contractors was found on dozens of apps in the Google Play Store. Google banned the apps containing that code. But how did it get there in the first place? WSJ reporter Byron Tau joins host Zoe Thomas to discuss. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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