How Obama's and Romney's Smartphone Apps Invade Your Privacy

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The presidential election season is winding down (and the nation sighs with relief), but the campaigns of President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney are moving into overdrive, getting the final words out before Election Day.
Modern technology has played a huge role in this year’s campaigns, with the candidates turning to social media, Web videos and text messaging.
For the most serious political wonks and candidate enthusiasts, though, the handiest pieces of technology are the official smartphone apps released by both the Romney and Obama campaigns.
Unfortunately, cybersecurity hasn't been a campaign-trail issue. If it had been, both Obama and Romney could have turned to their own phone apps as prime examples of security risks.
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