Russia-based Pushwoosh tricks US Army and others into running its code – for a while
However, in this case, it's a Russian company collecting and processing this data. That means in addition to regular old privacy concerns, there's alsoThe US Army removed the app in March, we're told.
"The app in question was developed in 2016 by an individual who is no longer associated with the National Training Center using a free version of Pushwoosh," US Army spokesperson Bryce Dubee told, adding there was no contract."NTC reports they did not have any knowledge that Pushwoosh code was part of the app and were not aware of Pushwoosh itself or that it was a Russian-owned company.
"As regulations and guidance have become more stringent since 2016, PM Army Mobile moved to have the app taken offline completely while conducting a routine review of authorized apps," Dubee continued."Additionally, regulations do not authorize the use of free software when paid software is available, and consequently, the PM Army Mobile team would have immediately disallowed/disapproved the use of free software.
In addition to the US government agencies, consumer goods giant Unilever, the Union of European Football Associations, American gun lobby group National Rifle Association, and Britain's Labour Party also installed Pushwoosh code in their apps,Apps running Pushwoosh code are available on Google Play and Apple's App Store, and the company claims its code runs on more than 2.
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