Android handsets, iPhones send your device data to Google, Apple every four and half minutes

The report states that although Google’s Android is usually said to share more data than iPhones, both companies follow nearly the same data sharing practices. In the test, it was found out that an idle Google Pixel sends 1MB data every 12 hours, as compared to 52KB in an iPhone. Some of the details shared by the companies are regarding hardware serial number, WiFi MAC address, IMEI, phone number, and insertion of a SIM. — dpa

Over the past few years, a lot of companies have come under radar for data sharing and regarding user privacy. Be it Apple, Google, Facebook or any other company, all have been asked about it at least once in the last three to four years.

And if you are one of those who dislike sharing data with companies, you must’ve been extra cautious. But no matter how much you try to control your data being given to firms, a new report states that it happens anyway, specially when it comes to Apple iPhones and Google Android phones.