TECHRADAR - July 8 - Researchers at the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI) created a controlled environment to test 88K apps downloaded from the US Google Play Store. They peeked at what data the apps were sending back, compared it to what users were permitting and 1,325 apps were forking over specific user data they shouldn't have. They used a variety of angles to circumvent permissions and get access to user data, including geolocation, emails, phone numbers, and device-identifying IMEI numbers.
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Over 1,300 Android Apps Scrape Personal Data Regardless of Permissions
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