To Permit or Not to Permit, That is the Usability Question: Crowdsourcing Mobile Apps’ Privacy Permission Settings

Millions of apps available to smartphone owners request various permissions to resources on the devices including sensitive data such as location and contact information. Disabling permissions for sensitive resources could improve privacy but can also impact the usability of apps in ways users may n...

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Main Authors: Ismail Qatrunnada, Ahmed Tousif, Caine Kelly, Kapadia Apu, Reiter Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2017-10-01
Series:Proceedings on Privacy Enhancing Technologies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1515/popets-2017-0041