Angry Birds Maker Rovio Points Finger at Ad Networks Over NSA Data Leak
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Ad technologies are giving the National Security Administration an inadvertent assist in its data collection efforts.
Or so says Rovio, maker of the popular Angry Birds franchise, which today pointed the finger at third-party ad networks after a new report from The Guardian which named the game as one of many “leaky mobile apps” that allow the NSA to collect age, gender and location information on users.
“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,” Rovio Entertainment CEO Mikael Head said in a statement.
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