Study: 1 in 337 Android Apps Pack Risky Ad Libraries

[Guest]

Downloading free apps that use advertising as a revenue model can create a significant risk of malware download to a user, a study covering 100,000 Google Play apps published by North Carolina State University claims.

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[ang1dust]

Thats "LEET" lolz

 

[wiyosaya]

Gaggle doesn't want you to have privacy - its how they make their money.

 

[supall]

I'm glad these researchers actually came up with a solution that doesn't hurt any party so much as make it slightly inconvenient for developers when developing their apps. Kudos to the NCSU researchers.

 

[Miharu]

Interresting. "Android" is open it's why you can build statistic like this.
Imagine what is the statistic for Apple as a "closed" form.

Remember it's Apple that being pursuit by FCC due to fraudulent privacy settings.

 

[wiyosaya]

The best solution would be for Google, Apple and other mobile platform providers to take the lead in providing effective ad-isolation mechanisms.”

Gee. I wonder why the authors said this?? Perhaps because gaggle and crApple don't care about privacy? I guess some people think that gaggle will do no harm. If you believe that, I have a deal for you.

 

[Guest]

Rooting your droid phone and installing "adfree android" makes the world a better place.

 

[inerax]

[citation][nom]Maxpower2k[/nom]Rooting your droid phone and installing "adfree android" makes the world a better place.[/citation]

Rooting your android and throwing it away makes the world a better place.

I was hit with an "adpack" when i had my EVO. It sucked so bad. Ads everywhere

 

[A Bad Day]

There will always be idiotic developers who value short term profits over the downloaders. Who cares about all of hatred if you're rolling in easily-acquired money?

 

[mrmaia]

Google itself is a "Risky Ad Library".

Instead of lame apps they track users thru the phone itself.

 

[eddieroolz]

I read that as "1337" hahahaha

 

[vvk]

root ==> install adblock ==> enjoy!