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IT'S CALLED MILLIKEN ON MASS.
IT WILL APARTMENTS AND RETAIL
SPACE.
THE AGENCY WANTS TO CHANGE
THE WAY THAT APP DEVELOPERS WORK
ON PRODUCTS FOR KIDS.
TOO OFTEN PARENTINGS DON'T KNOW
HOW APPS FOR CHILDREN COLLECT
DATA.
THOSE APPS OFTEN SHARE THAT
INFORMATION AND MANY LEAD TO
OTHER LINKS WITHOUT MAKING THAT
CLEAR TO PARENTS FIRST.
THEY TWEETED US YESTERDAY --
Reporter: VISUAL WALLY
EVERYONE USES THEM THESE DAYS.
I'M GOING TO TAKE A QUICK
PICTURE OF IT.
Reporter: BUT FOR ALL OF THE
FUN WE HAVE WITH THESE THINGS,
AN EXPERT SAYS WE SHOULD BE
CAREFUL.
THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON IS A
GREAT TIME TO MAKE US SMARTER
ABOUT OUR SMARTPHONES.
I DON'T THINK THE PEOPLE ARE
UP TO SPEED THAT THEIR PHONES
ARE COMPUTERS, AND THEY NEED
ANTI-VIRUS JUST LIKE THEIR PCs
DO.
Reporter: THAT MEANS THE
WRONG APP COULD PUT YOU IN
JEOPARDY.
ESSENTIALLY IT COULD SPY ON
YOUR PASS WORDS, THE WEBSITES
YOU VISIT.
Reporter: PEOPLE WOULDN'T
NECESSARILY KNOW THERE IS SOME
MALL WARE IN THERE UNLESS --
IT USUALLY IS STEALTH IN THE
BACKGROUND.
RECORDING THE USER NAMES AND
PASSWORDS YOU TYPE IN.
AND CAN ACTUALLY USE YOUR PHONE
TO RECORD THE AMBIENT SOUNDS
FROM THE MICROPHONE.
AND THE CONSUMER WILL NOT BE
AWARE OF IT.
AND THAT'S WHY RUNNING AN
ANTI VIRUS PROGRAM IS SO
IMPORTANT.
LOTS OF PEOPLE ARE LOSING
LOTS OF MONEY EVERY SINGLE DAY
REGARDING CYBER CRIME.
AND HE SAYS IT IS BEST TO
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