| Android apps have access to your photo library Inquirer By Inquirer staff THERE IS A SECURITY ISSUE in all Android handsets that will let their applications spy on user images, according to studies. According to investigations reported by the New York Times, Android apps can gain access to a user's photo ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Et Tu, Google? Android Apps Can Also Secretly Copy Photos New York Times (blog) It turns out that Google, maker of the Android mobile operating system, takes it one step further. Android apps do not need permission to get a user's photos, and as long as an app has the right to go to the Internet, it can copy those photos to a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Report: Android Vulnerable to Photo Snooping, Too PC Magazine By Mark Hachman Android users snickering at the recent flap over iOS app photo snooping may want to settle down. That's because Google Android users are also subject to photo snooping, but without even a notification to alert users that it's possible. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Android also has photo loopholes Bend Bulletin Photos are vulnerable on Android phones, too. Developers who make applications for Apple mobile devices have access to a person's entire photo library as long as that person allows the app to use location data, as The New York Times reported this week. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Not Just iOS: Android Apps Can Secretly Copy, Upload Photos Tom's Guide Following reports that iOS apps have access to pictures stored on the device as long as the owner approves the use of location data, the New York Times reports that Android apps take this violation of privacy one step further. According to the paper, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Android phone users mainly use Wi-Fi for data msnbc.com According to a February report by research firm NPD Connected Intelligence to its clients, owners of Android phones received about 58 percent of their data over Wi-Fi. The findings, which NPD shared exclusively with TechNewsDaily, were based on ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| I dumped my iPhone 4 for the Android Galaxy Nexus Australian Techworld That was the moment I began paying closer attention to Android. Most of my problems with Android devices were wiped out by the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and Android 4. Better known as Ice Cream Sandwich (ICS), Android 4 reunites the tablet and smartphone ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Android apps can snoop photos, too msnbc.com The problem is one of vulnerability right now; no one knows for sure which, if any, of the hundreds of thousands of apps that exist both for Android phones and the iPhone are accessing a user's photo library -- access that is given on the iPhone when a ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Domain buys indicate Google's Nexus tablet ... - Android Community By Michael Crider Evidence of an Android tablet commissioned by Google, Nexus-style, continues to mount - if you're not particularly picky about how you get your evidence. The. Android Community | ||
| Unofficial VLC beta hits Android, no video format is safe -- Engadget By Daniel Cooper VLC is the Swiss Army knife (nope, not you Perian) of media players and it has never baulked at any of the increasingly weird and wonderful formats we've. Engadget | ||
| Why Google needs to fix Android's image problem — Mobile ... By Tom Krazit One of Google's core principles for Android was that app developers couldn't access personal information unless they asked permission before the user installed the app. Turns out that Android doesn't extend that protection to some of the ... GigaOM | ||
| Android Apps Can Also Steal Your Photo Library By Kyle Wagner iOS has been getting hammered because it leaves its users' photos, and other information, open to apps. Turns out, Android has the same problem. The New York Times Bits Blog got confirmation from Lookout, an Android security company ... Gizmodo | ||
| Like iOS apps, Android apps can secretly access photos thanks to ... By Dan Graziano The New York Times reported on Tuesday that due to a permission loophole, third party app developers could access an iPhone's photo gallery app. The pape. BGR: The Three Biggest Letters In Tech |
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