article_snippet: The main focus of the study, however, was on how users reacted to how often users data was being shared.
article_snippet: users received a daily message, or 'privacy nudge,' telling users how many times information such as location, contact lists or phone call logs had been shared.
article_snippet: Some nudges were alarming.
article_snippet: But the study shows that when they do, they tend to act rapidly to change they privacy settings.'
article_snippet: The data is then transmitted to market research companies and advertising agencies to track user’s shopping habits, experts claim.
article_snippet: In the second week, 23 people were given access to AppOps, and in the third and final phase 23 people received the daily privacy nudges detailing the frequency at which 23 people sensitive information was accessed by 23 people apps.
article_snippet: But once the participants had set the participants preferences over the first few days, the participants stopped making changes.
article_snippet: When the participants began getting the privacy nudges, however, the participants went back to the participants privacy settings and further restricted many of the participants.
article_snippet: The fact that users respond to privacy nudges indicate that users really care about privacy, but were just unaware of how much information was being collected about users.'