Android handsets and iPhones share data with their respective companies on average every 4½ minutes, with data being sent back even when idle in a pocket or handbag, according to a new academic study.The Trinity College Dublin research has raised fresh privacy concerns about smartphones, with the research claiming there was little difference between Apple and Google when it came to collecting certain data.The study, which was published by Prof Doug Leith at Trinity's Connect Centre, claimed iPhones offered no greater privacy than Google devices.However, the study noted that Google handsets...…Android handsets and iPhones share data with their respective companies on average every 4½ minutes, with data being sent back even when idle in a pocket or handbag, according to a new academic study.The Trinity College Dublin research has raised fresh privacy concerns about smartphones, with the research claiming there was little difference between Apple and Google when it came to collecting certain data.The study, which was published by Prof Doug Leith at Trinity's Connect Centre, claimed iPhones offered no greater privacy than Google devices.However, the study noted that Google handsets...WW…

 Android handsets and iPhones share data with their respective companies on average every 4½ minutes, with data being sent back even when idle in a pocket or handbag, according to a new academic study.The Trinity College Dublin research has raised fresh privacy concerns about smartphones, with the research claiming there was little difference between and when it came to collecting certain data.The study, which was published by Prof at Trinity’s Connect Centre, claimed iPhones offered no greater privacy than Google devices.However, the study noted that Google handsets collected “a...… Android handsets and iPhones share data with their respective companies on average every 4½ minutes, with data being sent back even when idle in a pocket or handbag, according to a new academic study.The Trinity College Dublin research has raised fresh privacy concerns about smartphones, with the research claiming there was little difference between and when it came to collecting certain data.The study, which was published by Prof at Trinity’s Connect Centre, claimed iPhones offered no greater privacy than Google devices.However, the study noted that Google handsets collected “a...WW…