App Store Analysis studies information about applications obtained from app stores. App
stores provide a wealth of information derived from users that would not exist had the …

Context Static analysis exploits techniques that parse program source code or bytecode,
often traversing program paths to check some program properties. Static analysis …

Today's smartphones are a ubiquitous source of private and confidential data. At the same
time, smartphone users are plagued by carelessly programmed apps that leak important …

Modern smartphone operating systems (OSs) have been developed with a greater
emphasis on security and protecting privacy. One of the mechanisms these systems use to …

Today's smartphone users face a security dilemma: many apps they install operate on
privacy-sensitive data, although they might originate from developers whose trustworthiness …

Third party tracking allows companies to identify users and track their behaviour across
multiple digital services. This paper presents an empirical study of the prevalence of third …

Mobile malware has been growing in scale and complexity as smartphone usage continues
to rise. Android has surpassed other mobile platforms as the most popular whilst also …

Smart devices equipped with powerful sensing, computing and networking capabilities have
proliferated lately, ranging from popular smartphones and tablets to Internet appliances …

With over 50 billion downloads and more than 1.3 million apps in Google's official market,
Android has continued to gain popularity among smartphone users worldwide. At the same …

The mobile apps market is one of the fastest growing areas in the information technology. In
digging their market share, developers must pay attention to building robust and reliable …