Users comprehension and behaviour study on android permissions

The Android Market has become the main source of applications (apps) download for Android based devices. The majority of users trust that the apps that they downloaded are safe and trustworthy. However, it is not always the case since a large numbers of apps contain several unnecessary permissions t...

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Main Author: Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham
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Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2016
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spelling iium-530092017-02-17T08:23:05Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/53009/ Users comprehension and behaviour study on android permissions Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham T Technology (General) The Android Market has become the main source of applications (apps) download for Android based devices. The majority of users trust that the apps that they downloaded are safe and trustworthy. However, it is not always the case since a large numbers of apps contain several unnecessary permissions that will potentially provide threats to the users’ privacy and security by stealing their important data, and also offer services that will cost money to the users. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the level of knowledge, understanding and behaviour of the users towards these permissions. The results obtained show that the awareness on these permissions among the users is still low and they need to be cautioned against the potential threats of these permissions to ensure that they can make a well informed decisions whether to install the apps or not. IIUM Press 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/53009/1/53009_Users%20comprehension%20and%20behaviour%20study%20on%20android%20permissions.pdf Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham (2016) Users comprehension and behaviour study on android permissions. International Journal on Perceptive and Cognitive Computing, 2 (2). pp. 5-11. ISSN 2462 - 229X http://journals.iium.edu.my/ijpcc/index.php/IJPCC/article/view/29
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Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham
Users comprehension and behaviour study on android permissions
description The Android Market has become the main source of applications (apps) download for Android based devices. The majority of users trust that the apps that they downloaded are safe and trustworthy. However, it is not always the case since a large numbers of apps contain several unnecessary permissions that will potentially provide threats to the users’ privacy and security by stealing their important data, and also offer services that will cost money to the users. The main objective of this paper is to investigate the level of knowledge, understanding and behaviour of the users towards these permissions. The results obtained show that the awareness on these permissions among the users is still low and they need to be cautioned against the potential threats of these permissions to ensure that they can make a well informed decisions whether to install the apps or not.
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author Awang Abu Bakar, Normi Sham
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title Users comprehension and behaviour study on android permissions
title_short Users comprehension and behaviour study on android permissions
title_full Users comprehension and behaviour study on android permissions
title_fullStr Users comprehension and behaviour study on android permissions
title_full_unstemmed Users comprehension and behaviour study on android permissions
title_sort users comprehension and behaviour study on android permissions
publisher IIUM Press
publishDate 2016
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/53009/
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http://irep.iium.edu.my/53009/1/53009_Users%20comprehension%20and%20behaviour%20study%20on%20android%20permissions.pdf
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