Innovative technology from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the FZI Research Center for Computer Science
can put an end to espionage on our cell phones.....
For example, it is possible to give apps wrapped in AVARE access to the
contacts in the address book, but not to all of the stored information...
In addition, AVARE can extend the location information to a radius of
several kilometers and disguise the exact location. Thus, a weather app
can continue to provide reliable forecasts without knowing the exact
location of the user...
The AVARE code is available as open source software on the AVARE website
and the scientists hope that their program will be taken up by other
developers who will help to extend the current beta version to a version
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