如果你是苹果手机用户,这一免费软件可以追踪你的位置信息、你的移动运营商信息和你的IP地址,并生成一个唯一标识符对你进行跟踪。它还会悄悄地分享安卓用户的国际移动电话设备识别码 Meitu asks for some of these permissions -- but not all -- at the time of download.
在下载的时候,有些跟踪操作美图会请求许可,但有些就不会。
However, security researchers say this method isn't much different than what many apps already do. The process is similar to how you're currently tracked by ads around the web.
不过,安全专家表示,这种手段和许多软件现在用的并没有太多不同,和你在网上被广告跟踪的过程差不多。
In this case, Meitu's developers wrote a piece of code into the app, so advertisers could see who is using it and what they're viewing.
但是,专家指出,美图的开发人员在应用里写了一段代码,让广告商可以看见谁在使用美图秀秀,他们在浏览什么。
"Most of the sketchy things being reported in Meitu are [of] the numerous ad trackers baked into the software, which can generate revenue for the software authors," forensic expert Jonathan Zdziarski told CNNTech. "It's a rather widespread problem among mobile apps and not just on any one platform."
法律专家乔纳森•兹德吉亚斯基告诉CNN科技版说:“关于美图的粗略报道基本都是关于该软件被植入多段广告跟踪代码,从而为软件作者带来收益。这在手机应用当中是一个很普遍的问题,而不只是某一个平台的问题。”
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