“We do not collaborate, collude, or share data with spy agencies anywhere in the world. As the alleged surveillance might be happening through third party advertising networks, the most important conversation to be had is how to ensure user privacy is protected while preventing the negative impact on the whole advertising industry and the countless mobile apps that rely on ad networks”, said Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio Entertainment. “In order to protect our end users, we will, like all other companies using third party advertising networks, have to re-evaluate working with these networks if they are being used for spying purposes.”
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Basically, Rovio claims they “does not share data, collaborate or collude” with spy agencies, although in the mean time they are giving us a hint about what might have happened. They suggest that NSA or GCHQ may have used some third party advertising network to grab the necessary data from the app. In a way, they have actually allowed it to happen.
Considering how much permission you give out to each of the apps on your smartphone, it’s obvious for these kind of things to happen. It’s also been revealed that NSA even hacked into Candy Crush Saga database to get info on al Qaeda terrorists.
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