Kind of always knew this was probably happening, but didn't realize how much. Worth the read.
What your phone app doesn't say: It's watching - Yahoo! News
What your phone app doesn't say: It's watching - Yahoo! News
Companies like the unnamed 'mobile phone security firm' (whatever that means) should go poking around more of the closed software environments. Clearly these guys are picking the low hanging fruit by trying to make a big issue out of the Android way of doing business: Full and open declaration of access to various phone functions. I suspect this same company hasn't spent a minute sifting through decompiled Microsoft Code to find all of its undeclared weaknesses, security holes, and back doors (yes, Microsoft software collects information about you without telling you) - that would require more effort than simply reading a Marketplace screen.
Someone needs to make a robust firewall for Android, so that WE can control what applications are allowed to send data out.
Really? I just refuse to deal with those memberships.Its in EVERY grocery store FREE club membership ... and so on ... The only way to bypass it is to fall off the planet ...