London, Feb 28 (Ians) Are you one of those pet parents using smart collars, Gps tracking apps, automatic feeders and pet cameras for the well being of your dogs and cats? Beware, pet and animal-related apps are creating cybersecurity risks to their owners, new research has shown.
A team of computer scientists from the universities of Newcastle and London exposed multiple security and privacy issues by evaluating 40 popular Android apps for pets and other companion animals as well as farm animals.
The results show that several of these apps are putting their users at risk by exposing their login or location details.
“Pet tech such as smart collars and Gps trackers for your cat or dog, is a rapidly growing industry and it brings with it new security, privacy, and safety risks to the pet owners,” said lead author Scott Harper, a doctoral student at Newcastle.
Three applications had the user...
A team of computer scientists from the universities of Newcastle and London exposed multiple security and privacy issues by evaluating 40 popular Android apps for pets and other companion animals as well as farm animals.
The results show that several of these apps are putting their users at risk by exposing their login or location details.
“Pet tech such as smart collars and Gps trackers for your cat or dog, is a rapidly growing industry and it brings with it new security, privacy, and safety risks to the pet owners,” said lead author Scott Harper, a doctoral student at Newcastle.
Three applications had the user...
- 2/28/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
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