Infographic: 79% of March Madness Apps Can Track Your Location

Of the tested March Madness mobile apps, 68 percent are also capable of accessing the device’s text messaging functionality.

Software asset management company Flexera Software has released its latest mobile app risk assessment report, analyzing popular March Madness apps, and the access these apps may receive to features (and potentially information) on a user’s device once they’re downloaded.

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Looking at 28 iOS apps, Flexera found 79 percent of the tested apps, including CBS Sports, Dish and Tournament Challenge, are capable of accessing a device’s location tracking functionality, and 71 percent of apps, including Daily Bracket and March Madness Live, are capable of accessing and sharing data with social networking sites connected to the device.

Of the tested apps, 68 percent are capable of accessing the device’s text messaging functionality, and 61 percent are capable of accessing the device’s calendar.

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