{"id":753,"date":"2011-08-15T11:42:47","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T11:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=753"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:07:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T11:07:59","slug":"unintentional-information-share-an-android-cautionary-tale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/unintentional-information-share-an-android-cautionary-tale\/","title":{"rendered":"Unintentional Information Share? An Android Cautionary Tale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ANdroid-Cupcake.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-754\" title=\"ANdroid-Cupcake\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ANdroid-Cupcake.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-754 lazyload\" title=\"ANdroid-Cupcake\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/ANdroid-Cupcake.gif\"><\/a>When it comes to mobile security and user privacy, Android apps may be falling down on the job.&nbsp; This is according to recent research published by Pennsylvania University and North Carolina State University.<\/p>\n<p>In their research, the two schools took a look at the top 1100 free Android application available via Android Market.&nbsp; While they did not find anything purposefully malicious (malware), they did find a large number of the programs that relied upon unique identifiers such as the cell phone\u2019s IMEI which, in turn, provides a traceable link to the user.&nbsp; Some of these applications used these unique identifiers without permission of the user.<\/p>\n<p>The study of what happens behind the scenes when we use a cell phone or smartphone has become a focal point for a lot of different research organizations and groups.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think people are starting to become more aware of this, but I don&#8217;t think there is widespread understanding of what the implications are,&#8221; said William Enck, North Carolina State University assistant professor and contributing author.<\/p>\n<p>Of the research, Lee Tien, an attorney at Electronic Frontier Foundation said, &#8220;The paper really expands our understanding of what applications under Android really are doing [\u2026] and what they are doing with our data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Those conducting the research said that their findings should be considered an initial study rather than a \u201cfinal word\u201d regarding the security of Android applications.&nbsp; They note that while the study does show what the apps are capable of, it does not necessarily mean that the apps apply that functionality in practical applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When it comes to mobile security and user privacy, Android apps may be falling down on the job.  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