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 …

The openness and extensibility of Android have made it a popular platform for mobile
devices and a strong candidate to drive the Internet-of-Things. Unfortunately, these …

The app economy is largely reliant on data collection as its primary revenue model. To
comply with legal requirements, app developers are often obligated to notify users of their …

Mobile apps have to satisfy various privacy requirements. App publishers are often obligated
to provide a privacy policy and notify users of their apps' privacy practices. But how can we …

Adopted in May 2018, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
requires the consent for processing users' personal data to be freely given, specific …

Various privacy laws require mobile apps to have privacy policies. Questionnaire-based
policy generators are intended to help developers with the task of policy creation. However …

In this paper, we present the actual risks of stealing user PINs by using mobile sensors
versus the perceived risks by users. First, we propose PINlogger. js which is a JavaScript …

Since more than 96 percent of mobile malware targets the Android platform, various
techniques based on static code analysis or dynamic behavior analysis have been …

Mobile apps frequently request access to sensitive data, such as location and contacts.
Understanding the purpose of why sensitive data is accessed could help improve privacy as …

Browser extensions have emerged as integrated characteristics in modern browsers, with
the aim to boost the online browsing experience. Their advantageous position between a …