Tuesday, June 12, 2012

New Android mod protects privacy by feeding apps fake data

New Android mod protects privacy by feeding apps fake data

. MIT's Technology Review has a nifty roundup of programs designed to help Android users keep their personal data away from the greedy hands of mobile apps that want access to their full contact lists, location data, browser history and more. The most intriguing entry comes from a Bulgarian software developer named Plamen Kosseff, who has actually rewritten the Android operating system so that it gives apps bogus data when users grant them permission to start scrounging around their phone.

Boy Genius Report, New Android mod protects privacy by feeding apps fake data

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