Some of the Android VPN apps available through the official Google Play Store request access to "dangerous" user permissions that a normal VPN app would have no use for, according to research viewed ...

On Android, newly installed apps ask for a number of permissions when you run them for the first time. Many times, the permissions requested are essential for the app to function properly. However, ...

Android app developers intentionally delayed updating their applications to work on top of Android 6.0, so they could continue to have access to an older permission-requesting mechanism that granted ...

More often than not, when you’re downloading an Android app, you’re not just installing a new app or game — you’re also giving that app permission to access other parts of your phone. This could ...

Mobile apps are a privacy nightmare. Some apps are constantly connected to the Internet, and can upload your personal data–such as your private photos or documents–to a remote server without your ...

No one should be downloading a flashlight app in the Year of Our Lord 2019 -- that's why both Google and Apple have integrated the ability into their devices as part of the base operating system.

With 2.5 billion users worldwide, Google has a responsibility to make its Android operating system as secure as possible. But the company has at times struggled to adequately vet apps in the Google ...

An automated Google warning to Android app developers regarding mobile app permissions has cut the number of requests in half. Overzealous Android apps that needlessly ask for permissions to handset ...

One of the standout new features in Android 10 is the new permissions control center. If you head to Settings > Privacy > Permission manager on your smartphone, you ...