Excess permissions put Android app users' data at risk

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By Ian BarkerMar 17, 2021, 10:22 am171 pts
Over a third of the 1,020 most-downloaded Android apps on the Google Play store request access to a user's camera -- despite no obvious benefit for user experience and potentially placing sensitive data at risk. Research from CyberNews also shows one in three apps request access to track a user's precise, or…

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