A study has found that thousands of legitimate Android apps are taking liberties or installing with capabilities that users wouldn’t expect to exist.
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No, Houseparty hasn’t hacked your phone and stolen your bank details
There’s one thing missing in all the claims that deleting the Houseparty app will “unhack” you – evidence”
Android apps are snooping on your installed software
Android apps are snooping on other software on your device – and that could tell shady advertising companies more about you than you’d like.
Android malware uses coronavirus for sextortion/ransomware combo
The app says it will notify you of coronavirus cases… but in fact it locks up your phone and sextorts you for money at the same time
Analytics firm’s VPN and ad-blocking apps are secretly grabbing user data
Both Google and Apple have removed at least some of the apps from the company, Sensor Tower.
Google data puts innocent man at the scene of a crime
The man became a suspect because location data from his Android phone was swept up in a surveillance dragnet called a geofence warrant.
One billion Android smartphones racking up security flaws
How long do Android devices continue to receive security updates after they’re purchased? The answer is: barely two years.
Run ANDROID on an iPhone? Are you SERIOUS?!?
It’s true – Android on an iPhone. OK, a few things don’t work yet… such as sound. And the phone bit.
Google fixes MediaTek bug in Android March patches
There are patches for over 70 bugs, and they finally fixed a months-old exploit for MediaTek chipsets, said to affect millions of devices.
Siri and Google Assistant hacked in new ultrasonic attack
Researchers have demonstrated how voice assistants can be secretly activated without ever physically touching the device.