Consumers confused by smartphone consent

A new study from researchers at the University of British Columbia and the University of California, Berkeley shows that too often consumers are unaware of what their Android apps are accessing, and that if they were, they'd like to stop it. 

When the latest version of Google's Android operating system, Marshmallow, finally starts appearing on existing handsets, their users will get new levels of control when it comes to permission – i.e., being able to say ‘yes' or ‘no' to an app's need to share or access location or address book.