The Viaforensics application has been tested to work on Android versions from 1.5 to 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich, which is the code name for the newest Android update. ViaForensics decided not to place ...

If you have an Android phone, some apps may request for certain permissions on your phone. Here are some permissions you ...

Brodeur unveiled a proof of concept Android application, dubbed “NoPermissions” that works with Android phones running version 4.0.3 and 2.3.5 of the operating system. His work builds on research done ...

Android's security policy can allow apps that have "no permissions" to harvest data from devices without the owners' knowledge. Paul Brodeur, security researcher with Leviathan Security Group, has ...

Come one, come all -- let's gather and act shocked, shall we? It's no secret that Google's Android Market is far easier to penetrate than Apple's App Store, which is most definitely a double-edged ...

Future versions of the Firefox OS mobile platform will allow users to control application-specific permissions, a feature with both privacy and security benefits that’s missing on Android. Firefox OS ...

Android has quite a number of security features that are built into the operating system that significantly reduce the frequency and impact of security issues. The system is designed so that when you ...

Starting with Firefox OS 2.1, users will reap privacy and security benefits by being able to control application-specific permissions Future versions of the Firefox OS mobile platform will allow users ...