Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. You can decide what data your apps are allowed to access — and what they are not You can decide what data your ...

The move could impact some popular apps ...

A team of academic researchers has uncovered a new Android security exploit that raises a lot of questions about the platform’s permission system. The technique, named TapTrap, uses user interface ...

To reduce financial scams, Google has started a new program to prevent users from sideloading certain apps in Singapore. The company is looking to block sideloaded apps that abuse Android permissions ...

Google has launched a new pilot program to fight financial fraud by blocking the sideloading of Android APK files that request access to risky permissions. An APK (Android Package) is a file format ...