All Questions
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Prevent play store from installing apps
The Google play store has a line in their TOS that gives them the right to install arbitrary apps/updates without consent of the user.
Sadly, some apps appear to require play store to be enabled to ...
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Can applications access users information without having permissions?
When i scan apps with
Am pre_release Some apps have this access, which is in the photo. My question is, what is this access? Can you explain about it first? And in the second place While camera ...
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Can an app installed from the Google Playstore install another app with different permissions?
I installed an app for custom notifications from the Playstore. The app requires sensitive permissions (camera, contacts, and storage), but has no network access. When I selected a setting the app ...
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Are device administrator permissions a security risk?
I would like to use t-igra's SwipeLock+ app, but it requires device administrator permissions.
Google Play Store lists the following permissions:
receive data from Internet
view network connections
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Can my Android phone be hacked without installing permissions?
After reading this article ( Kaspersky smartphone report ) this got me wondering.
Obviously if I install a dodgy app through Play Store or directly from a website, that can be dangerous, however if I ...
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Android applications privacy and security concerns
If a user wants to install some applications from play store, is it sole responsibility of the user to decide whether the apps may harm or not? Should the user be worries regarding permissions? For ...
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Is there a service that rates app security/permissions?
Is there a service/company/app that vets Android apps and reports on their "trustworthiness"?
I recently moved from Blackberry to a Galaxy S2 which does not have an LED indicator light. I searched ...
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Protection from Malicious Intent
Is there an app, or will Google produce a system, where I can protect my Android device?
Imagine a soundboard app that's free, but it asks for your contact information. The average user might be ...
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