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BBC: World News & Stories
BBC: World News & Stories
THE BBC APP: News, stories, audio, videos and live coverage from our trusted global network of journalists.
BBC STORIES: The latest, breaking news headlines, articles, podcasts and videos, including coverage of world News, UK News, elections, BBC Verify, BBC In-Depth and more. Stories and videos covering business, innovation, culture, arts, travel, Earth, and much more.
LIVE COVERAGE: Follow live news updates and live global sport in our Live section.
BBC AUDIO: Listen to, save, and follow BBC podcasts such as The Global Story and World of Secrets. Browse schedules and live stream BBC Radio 4 or BBC World Service with option to live rewind. From news, politics and culture to true crime, history and science, you can find the latest episodes or dive into the BBC audio archive.
WATCH BBC NEWS: Users in the US and Australia can stream live breaking news from around the world 24 hours a day on the BBC News channel.
BBC VIDEOS: Watch BBC News videos, BBC Sport videos, and video stories about climate, sustainability, science, health, technology, entertainment, and history.
BREAKING NEWS ALERTS: Sign up for breaking news notification alerts from BBC News, delivered straight to your mobile device.
FEATURES:
• Log into your BBC Account to save articles, podcasts and videos for later on the app and BBC.com
• Watch videos and listen to audio over both cellular and wifi
• Follow podcasts and save episodes
• Choose your settings to allow the app to automatically update in the background
• Control audio playback with sleep timer and live rewind
• Increase your font size for improved readability
• Choose dark mode for a dark-background reading experience
• Share stories, podcasts, and videos to social platforms like Facebook and WhatsApp, and send to friends via SMS and email
• Opt-in or opt-out of breaking news push notifications, you decide
ADDITIONAL INFO:
If you choose to receive push notifications, a unique identifier relating to your device will be stored by Airship on behalf of the BBC to provide you with the service. You can choose to unsubscribe from push notifications from BBC in your device’s ‘Notifications’ screen.
Our data processor AppsFlyer collects information on behalf of the BBC for attribution and analysis purposes. You can opt out from AppsFlyer tracking by filling out their ‘Forget My Device’ form: https://www.appsflyer.com/optout
The BBC will keep your information secure and not share it with anyone else in accordance with the BBC’s Privacy and Cookies Policy. To read BBC’s Privacy Policy go to https://www.bbc.com/pages/privacy-policy
If you install this app you accept the BBC Terms of Use at https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms
BBC: World News & Stories
Package ID
bbc.mobile.news.ww
Version
10007007
Developer
BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.
Category
News & Magazines
Store Rank
39
App Store Link
View in Google PlayDeveloper Privacy Policy
Privacy PolicyObservations Summary:
Permissions Observations
DETECTEDPermissions defined by Apple and Google as dangerous have been observed.
Observed During Analysis
- Allows applications to access information about networks.
- Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
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- Allows a regular application to use Service.startForeground.
- Allows a regular application to use Service.startForeground with the type "dataSync".
- Allows a regular application to use Service.startForeground with the type "mediaPlayback".
- Allows applications to open network sockets.
- Allows an app to post notifications
- Allows an application to read from external storage.
- Allows read only access to phone state, including the current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
- Allows applications to use exact alarm APIs.
- Allows access to the vibrator.
- Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
- Allows an application to write to external storage.
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Why Permissions Matter
If not managed properly, dangerous permissions can permit malicious access to sensitive data, and device features.
Sensitive Data Collection and Sharing Observations
SENSITIVE INFO FOUNDThis app collects, stores, or shares information that is often designated as sensitive and private.
Observed During Analysis
- Build Fingerprint
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Why Data Collection and Sharing Matters
If not managed properly private data can expose enterprises, customers, employees and partners to breach and compliance violations.
Network Connections Observations
DETECTEDNetwork analysis has detected communication with external servers and data transfer patterns.
Observed During Analysis
Connected Hostname:
- akamai.com
- amazon.com
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- cloudflare.com
- fastly.com
- google.com
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Server Locations:
- Ashburn, Virginia, US
- Chicago, Illinois, US
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- Dallas, Texas, US
- Dublin, Dublin, IE
- Dulles, Virginia, US
- Kansas City, Missouri, US
- Los Angeles, California, US
- Mountain View, California, US
- San Francisco, California, US
- Seattle, Washington, US
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Why Network Connections Matter
Uncontrolled communication with external servers by an employee-used app could expose sensitive business data to unauthorized third parties. This unauthorized access can lead to data breaches, regulatory non-compliance, and damage to your business's reputation and financial standing.
Privacy Declarations Observations
NOT DETECTEDThis test did not detect a discrepancy, indicating all required declarations are disclosed.
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Why Privacy Declarations Matter
Declarations matter because they provide transparency on how apps collect and use sensitive data. iOS requires Privacy Manifest declarations, while Android requires Data Safety disclosures and manifest permissions.
AI Observations
NONE DETECTEDNone detected. Further analysis recommended.
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Why AI Matters
AI features can process sensitive data in unexpected ways, potentially exposing proprietary information or creating liability.
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