Do you read all your app notifications? Some may contain important information about access to your private data.

With the recent accusations that Facebook has been accessing its users’ cell phone cameras in order to spy on them for collecting consumer private data, consumers should pay attention to the app notifications on their phone because:

• they may alert a user to access granted to the application unintentionally;

• they may alert a user to a company’s potential for misuse of information; and

• they may reveal an application’s unsavory practices when it comes to harvesting data.  

Read about app notifications that lead to a lawsuit against Facebook.