Could your cell phone be secretly spying on you?
Security experts say "yes" -- and it's happpening to millions of us right now.
Mobile security software firm Lookout analyzed some 300,000 iPhone and Droid applications and discovered that 23 percent of free iPhone apps and 47 percent of those for the Droid send some sort of information to third parties.
It's secret software that can send information like your phone number, voice mail number, contacts, even pictures to outsiders without your knowledge.
All that information goes largely to marketers and advertisers, but it's information that could also be hijacked by others looking to steal identities.
Issaquah-based tech expert Chris Pirillo says the problem is actually much worse with the Droid's Google applications because Apple's security is far stronger.
"It's like the Wild West with the Android platform which is its strength, but also could lead to its downfall," says Pirillo.
The worst of the apps were about 80 wallpaper applications for the Droid called "Jackeey Wallpaperr." Google says it has disabled all of them.
