Data privacy in app-verse challenging: study


  • TECH
  • Thursday, 12 Nov 2015

Privacy concerns: Researchers said 90% of app downloaders indicated in a new study out of Pew Research Centre that how their personal data will be used is "very" or "somewhat" important to them when considering whether to download an app.

WASHINGTON: US smartphone users are anxious to protect their private data, but it can be challenging in a massive system of applications with various policies and technical needs. 

A study released by the Pew Research Center found 235 types of permissions on more than one million apps in the Google Play Store. 

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