![]() ![]() ![]() This is closed source and available for Android and iOS. ![]() With data collection enabled, it uses “ differential privacy” (PDF link) to add “statistical noise” to the data it sends back for analysis, intended to make it harder to identify you from the snippets that go back to Apple for analysis. The default iOS keyboard Shares information with Apple if Share iPhone Analytics is enabled. Whether you prefer privacy or value the extra quality-of-life features that that come with more intrusive apps that use human contributors and machine learning to improve their predictive text suggestions, it’s important to know the reputation and security habits of the keyboard app you use and company behind it. Open-source keyboards don’t have such unexpected little surprises built into them, as their code available to be publicly examined and audited by any interested party, but don’t have the same features as their more intrusive counterparts. The most egregious leaks and privacy violations get dealt with once revealed, but it doesn’t speak well to the trustworthiness of major tech firms when it comes to your private communication.Īnd if privacy is matter of personal safety, a leaky keyboard can be exploited by bad actors and hostile governments to render the encryption of even the most secure messaging apps irrelevant. That’s fine if you don’t mind contributing to Google or Microsoft’s pool of data (and potentially having snippets of your messages seen or heard by a third-party contractor working on behalf of those companies).īut some phone keyboards like SwiftKey have previously leaked data include email addresses to other users in autocomplete suggestions, while the Kika Keyboard app was caught engaging in advertising credit fraud. ![]()
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