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Limit your apps permissions before they learn too much about you.
Leading Android activity monitoring apps expose their users to threats of surveillance and identity theft due to the abundance of risky and often unnecessary permissions for correct operation.
In the digital age, mobile apps have become an integral part of our lives. However, their functionality often hides potential risks. Dangerous app permissions are just one of these risks.
According to a report published today by Cybernews researchers who studied 50 popular health apps, many Android users really have something to worry about.
Experts have reviewed apps for fitness, sleep, meditation, and health to test the permissions that they request and, more importantly, actually use for their work.
The Android permission system, in general, is designed just to protect the user's privacy. However, some permissions are still considered dangerous because they grant apps access to some personal data.
Researchers found that many popular apps request excessive and sometimes even dangerous permissions that are completely necessary for their correct operation: 44% — access to the camera, 58% - to external storage, 18% - to contacts, etc. All these permissions can compromise the privacy and security of users.
Cybernews experts concluded that users should carefully check the necessary permissions before installing applications. And in the process of manually issuing these permissions, you should not provide redundant permissions that are not related to the declared functionality. Most likely, the app will not be disrupted, but you will be able to protect your data much better.
The researchers also recommend regularly using the built-in permission management feature in Android to check and, if necessary, restrict app access to controversial smartphone components from the point of view of privacy.
In addition, you need to regularly update the operating system and installed applications to improve the security of your device. Ideally, you should also use antivirus software, but if you are confident in the applications you use and rarely install anything new, you can omit this item altogether.
Leading Android activity monitoring apps expose their users to threats of surveillance and identity theft due to the abundance of risky and often unnecessary permissions for correct operation.
In the digital age, mobile apps have become an integral part of our lives. However, their functionality often hides potential risks. Dangerous app permissions are just one of these risks.
According to a report published today by Cybernews researchers who studied 50 popular health apps, many Android users really have something to worry about.
Experts have reviewed apps for fitness, sleep, meditation, and health to test the permissions that they request and, more importantly, actually use for their work.
The Android permission system, in general, is designed just to protect the user's privacy. However, some permissions are still considered dangerous because they grant apps access to some personal data.
Researchers found that many popular apps request excessive and sometimes even dangerous permissions that are completely necessary for their correct operation: 44% — access to the camera, 58% - to external storage, 18% - to contacts, etc. All these permissions can compromise the privacy and security of users.
Cybernews experts concluded that users should carefully check the necessary permissions before installing applications. And in the process of manually issuing these permissions, you should not provide redundant permissions that are not related to the declared functionality. Most likely, the app will not be disrupted, but you will be able to protect your data much better.
The researchers also recommend regularly using the built-in permission management feature in Android to check and, if necessary, restrict app access to controversial smartphone components from the point of view of privacy.
In addition, you need to regularly update the operating system and installed applications to improve the security of your device. Ideally, you should also use antivirus software, but if you are confident in the applications you use and rarely install anything new, you can omit this item altogether.
