Android Smartphone Third Party Advertising Library Data Leak Analysis
Anthony James Short, Feng Li · 2014
Android has many security flaws that are being exploited by malicious developers. Common malware includes many different kinds of behaviors; from complicated root exploits -- to simple private data leakage via explicit permissions. The security features that have been put in place by the Android developers have proven to be insufficient and incapable of preventing malware from proliferating through official and unofficial repositories. Private data leakage has become a popular topic because of the sheer number of applications that request the various permissions to access mobile device's private data and an influx of general privacy concerns amongst the Android community.