Tag: mobile privacy

Thousands of Android Apps Are Violating Child Privacy Laws

Thousands of Android apps are violating a law designed to protect the privacy of children using internet-connected devices, research from the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) shows. Writing in a newly-published study, a group of ICSI researchers found that most Android apps targeted at children under 13 likely violate the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act … Continue reading “Thousands of Android Apps Are Violating Child Privacy Laws”

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  • Mar 3, 2012 |
  • rasengan |
  • Cybersecurity, General Privacy News,

Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux Applications can access your Photos, Contacts and Data too!

The recent privacy debacle surrounding third-party iOS applications and Android applications has garnered serious attention.  Researchers have discovered that minimal to no permissions are required for applications on these devices to access one’s contacts, photos, and other considerably confidential data. However, the fact is, this lack of a permission-based implementation has existed in almost all consumer-based operating … Continue reading “Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux Applications can access your Photos, Contacts and Data too!”

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