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Title: Research: 20 Percent of Android Apps Steal Private Data Post by: HCK on June 23, 2010, 07:00:04 pm Research: 20 Percent of Android Apps Steal Private Data
About one-in-five (or 20 percent) of third-party Android apps available through its marketplace can steal and share private user data, researchers said Tuesday. Akin to spyware, the apps can place calls and send text messages without the owners’ knowledge. As a result of the growth of smartphones and associated stores, “applications are currently available that have [...] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/cultofmac/bFow/~3/8pGsldlMc-4/47994 |