App Info : McAfee upgrades Android privacy protection in new Mobile Security

Rather than simply reporting on app
permissions, the new version of McAfee Mobile
Security also uses a reputation database to
check the possible destinations of data sent by
apps.

This helps to prevent data being delivered to
adware and spyware networks, according to
company officials.
They also pointed out that comScore has found
33% of apps ask for more permissions than
they need to perform the stated functions, and
that according to the University of California
Berkeley 97% of users do not understand the
relationship between permissions and risks.

"Android apps can ask for 124 types of
permissions - these apps could be invading
your privacy and exposing your personal life,"
said Luis Blando, vice president of engineering,
McAfee.


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