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Android Application Permissions and Privacy Issues


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2 Lecturer (Computer Science),Department of Commerce, Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women, Amalagiri, Kottayam - 686 561, Kerala, India

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The use of smartphones increased worldwide during the past decade. The usage share of mobile Operating Systems shows the popularity and acceptability of mobile Operating Systems along with its application programs. Android remains the most widely used mobile operating system in the world. Here in this paper we discuss about the workflow of Android applications along with the application permissions and privacy issues related to it.

Keywords

Security, App Permission Security, Data Breaches, Data Security, User Privacy

Manuscript Received : December 12, 2022 ; Revised : December 23, 2022 ; Accepted : January 5, 2023. Date of Publication : February 5, 2023.

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Authors

Jithu Philip
Content Writer, Kerala, India
Merin Raju
Lecturer (Computer Science),Department of Commerce, Bishop Kurialacherry College for Women, Amalagiri, Kottayam - 686 561, Kerala, India

Abstract


The use of smartphones increased worldwide during the past decade. The usage share of mobile Operating Systems shows the popularity and acceptability of mobile Operating Systems along with its application programs. Android remains the most widely used mobile operating system in the world. Here in this paper we discuss about the workflow of Android applications along with the application permissions and privacy issues related to it.

Keywords


Security, App Permission Security, Data Breaches, Data Security, User Privacy

Manuscript Received : December 12, 2022 ; Revised : December 23, 2022 ; Accepted : January 5, 2023. Date of Publication : February 5, 2023.


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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17010/ijcs%2F2023%2Fv8%2Fi1%2F172681