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BYU study finds educational apps are sharing student data, leads to new Utah law

By Clara Pierce
September 18, 2026 09:00 AM
A study by two BYU professors and Internet Safety Labs found educational apps have been sharing student data. This led to a Utah law enacted this year to increase privacy protections for students.
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World

How Facebook was able to siphon off phone call and text logs

By Associated Press
March 27, 2018 12:00 AM
FILE - In this May 16, 2012, file photo, the Facebook logo is displayed on a mobile device in Philadelphia. The news that Facebook's Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. The social network acknowledged on Sunday, March 25, 2018, that it began uploading call and text logs from phones running Google's Android system in 2015 - first via its Messenger app and later through an option in Facebook Lite, a stripped-down version of its main app. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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