The Viaforensics application has been tested to work on Android versions from 1.5 to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which is the code name for the newest Android update. ViaForensics decided not to place ...

The term “permissions” may be a relative one for Google’s Android operating system, which grants applications with no permissions access to a wide range of user and device data, according to research ...

A security researcher has found that just because an Android app lacks network access permissions doesn’t mean it can’t still access and transmit sensitive data. Additionally, The Verge has discovered ...

Android's security policy can allow apps that have "no permissions" to harvest data from devices without the owners' knowledge. Paul Brodeur, security researcher with Leviathan Security Group, has ...

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 ...

Future versions of the Firefox OS mobile platform will allow users to control application-specific permissions, a feature with both privacy and security benefits that’s missing on Android. Firefox OS ...

Starting with Firefox OS 2.1, users will reap privacy and security benefits by being able to control application-specific permissions Future versions of the Firefox OS mobile platform will allow users ...

Last year, Android 11 introduced a clever privacy feature that removes permissions granted to “unused apps” that haven’t been opened in some time. Google is now bringing this auto-reset to older ...

In the most recent Android 4.4 release, Google has disabled a hidden feature that could control or disable permissions for individual apps. In Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, Google quietly introduced a ...