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German data watchdog warns against using Qatar World Cup apps

( November 15, 2022, 22:59 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Football fans should avoid installing the official Qatar World Cup apps unless it's completely unavoidable, said the German federal data protection commissioner, the BFDI, in a statement. The country's national privacy watchdog said the two apps' privacy notices likely only cover some of the uses of the data they collect. For example, the BFDI found that one of the apps collects data about phone calls while the other prevents the phone from being put into sleep mode.The statement in German follows:...

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