A team of academic researchers has uncovered a new Android security exploit that raises a lot of questions about the platform’s permission system. The technique, named TapTrap, uses user interface ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. You can decide what data your apps are allowed to access — and what they are not You can decide what data your ...

In the modern world of smartphone apps, losing track of your permissions is easy. After all, camera access is now required for many popular applications like TikTok and Instagram. Other apps like Uber ...

Malware targeting Android devices has increased, often exploiting permissions that users unknowingly grant. While Android's open nature makes it a target, you can protect your device by carefully ...

Android apps really do use those permissions they ask for to access users’ personal information: one online store records a phone’s location up to 10 times a minute, French researchers have found. The ...