Today’s post is on Privacy, which is perhaps one of the -not so properly- addressed issues of all topics in the smartphone users’ community, especially in the developing countries. When it comes to the issue of
privacy, most Smartphone users just wave it aside (claiming not to have anything to hide).
The truth is: A few applications that run on your smartphone (especially Third-Party apps), request for and collect way too much information about you from your phone than they actually need.
1. For easy identification of its users
2. To keep updated and complete record of its users
3. For statistical purposes
4. To facilitate verification and protect other users in the event of any offence or violation of terms of use.
5. Personalization of service
6. And of cause, for the overall improvement of the service(s) they render.
1) Network Communication permissions:
Which may include; full internet access; viewing network state; creating wireless connections etc.
2) Hardware Controls permissions:
Includes; control vibrator; record audio.
3) Permissions on Your Accounts
4) Your Location
5) System tools permissions
6) Storage permissions
7) Your personal information
8) Phone calls permissions
9) And more…….
Basically, to be able to monitor and control the amount of information collected by applications installed on your device
1. You need Root Access to your phone (Android users)
2. Download and Install 'Advanced Permission Manager'
3. Launch App and navigate to >>All Apps, select the App you wish to control its Permissions
4. Check the Permissions you wish to deny the App and select 'Remove and Re-Install'
5. Then perform the following order of actions, Uninstall--Install--Close
6. Done, the application will no longer have the removed Permission unpon re-installing.
privacy, most Smartphone users just wave it aside (claiming not to have anything to hide).
The truth is: A few applications that run on your smartphone (especially Third-Party apps), request for and collect way too much information about you from your phone than they actually need.
Why collect so much?
I have on so many occasions asked myself what these apps need the collected info for…the obvious answers were.1. For easy identification of its users
2. To keep updated and complete record of its users
3. For statistical purposes
4. To facilitate verification and protect other users in the event of any offence or violation of terms of use.
5. Personalization of service
6. And of cause, for the overall improvement of the service(s) they render.
What they collect
The detailed list of the types of information these applications collect cannot be completely provided, but they have been put into categories below.1) Network Communication permissions:
Which may include; full internet access; viewing network state; creating wireless connections etc.
2) Hardware Controls permissions:
Includes; control vibrator; record audio.
3) Permissions on Your Accounts
4) Your Location
5) System tools permissions
6) Storage permissions
7) Your personal information
8) Phone calls permissions
9) And more…….
How to Restrict apps
Disclaimer: This tutorial was only intended to help Users deny Permissions to apps they consider malicious but useful, and not to break any Law or breech any Agreement or Contract. Tweakdroid will not be held responsible for any trouble you get into following these steps.Basically, to be able to monitor and control the amount of information collected by applications installed on your device
1. You need Root Access to your phone (Android users)
2. Download and Install 'Advanced Permission Manager'
3. Launch App and navigate to >>All Apps, select the App you wish to control its Permissions
4. Check the Permissions you wish to deny the App and select 'Remove and Re-Install'
5. Then perform the following order of actions, Uninstall--Install--Close
6. Done, the application will no longer have the removed Permission unpon re-installing.
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