U.S. developers create more sketchy, privacy-shattering apps than anyone else<article>
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<p>A new report identifies the U.S. as the top developer of malicious and privacy-intruding applications, a finding that contrasts with conventional wisdom that often places the problem squarely in Asia.</p><p>Marble Security, which focuses on mobile security, looked at countries with developers that published applications that were either directly malicious, handled data insecurely or posed a potential privacy risk.</p><p>
The research focused on application marketplaces that are considered the most secure: Google’s Play and Apple’s App Store. Marble also limited its study just to those applications that were not designed for modified devices, thus excluding apps for jailbroken iPhones or rooted Android devices.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2879736/us-top-developer-of-risky-mobile-applications.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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U.S. developers create more sketchy, privacy-shattering apps than anyone else
