Android Leaking Private Info | Linux Today

Android Leaking Private Info

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 4, 2011

“As the numbers of people are using Android smartphone continue
to increase, security researchers are turning their attention to
the mobile platform.

One such researcher is Neil Daswani of Dasient. Daswani and his
team scanned over 10,000 Android apps using behavioral analysis
tools. The analysis was designed to identify if the apps posed any
security risks. Dasawni is presenting his finding during a research
talk at the Black Hat conference this week.

Daswani noted that out of the 10,000 apps, his team found that
over 800 were leaking some kind of private information.


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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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