The recent discovery that the Path app was uploading users entire contact lists to the company's servers riled up the tech community. The uproar escalated quickly to outrage with the admission that ...

When you’re eagerly installing the latest must-have disappearing photo app or addictive puzzle game, how much time are you likely to spend reading through the ...

Android app permissions aren't as easy to identify as they once were, but that doesn't mean you have to be uninformed. When it comes to Android and privacy, we’re accustomed to seeing things move in a ...

App permissions are one thing most people give away much too liberally — but what's the other option, using less apps? Trying to remember to manually toggle off permissions for certain apps after ...

I read your article about Chrome permissions last week, but I want to know about Android app permissions. It seems like every app developer wants access to so much on my phone! Do they really need all ...

Early this month, New York-based Consumer Reports announced via press release its all-new Permission Slip app. The app, available now for free on iOS and Android, is billed on its website as “one app ...

In the most recent Android 4.4 release, Google has disabled a hidden feature that could control or disable permissions for individual apps. In Android 4.3 Jelly Bean, Google quietly introduced a ...

Future versions of the Firefox OS mobile platform will allow users to control application-specific permissions, a feature with both privacy and security benefits that’s missing on Android. Firefox OS ...