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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

From recording videos, to making phone calls, to completing purchases and posting updates to your various social media accounts – there’s countless legitimate reasons why an Android app might require ...

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 ...