Tell Android apps not to track you, and thousands of them will do it anyway

Back in December Google CEO Sundar Pichai conceded during a session with members of Congress that the company could "do better" when it comes to helping users understand what steps to take to better protect their privacy. Unfortunately, it seems the company could also do a lot better when it comes to just, you know, actually protecting that privacy. The latest example of how that's the case comes via a study presented by researchers at PrivacyCon 2019. It found that thousands of Android apps are...