Protecting contacts against privacy leaks in smartphones.
Due to recent developments in technologies associated with the Internet of Things (IoT), a large number of people now regularly use smart devices, such as smartwatches and smartphones. However, these devices are prone to data leaks because of security vulnerabilities. In particular, Android devices...
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| description | Due to recent developments in technologies associated with the Internet of Things (IoT), a large number of people now regularly use smart devices, such as smartwatches and smartphones. However, these devices are prone to data leaks because of security vulnerabilities. In particular, Android devices use permission-based security, which allows users to directly approve permissions requested by an app when installing it. As a result, many malicious apps can obtain and leak private user data by requesting more permissions than are needed. However, it is difficult to identify malicious apps based solely on the requested permissions. A system is hence needed to accurately identify malicious apps and protect private data from them. In this paper, we propose a system for hiding data related to a user's contacts or providing virtual data according to preconfigured policies when an Android app requests access to them. By hiding data related to the contacts, the proposed system can protect them from malicious apps. By using virtual data, it can even detect malicious apps that leak private data. The system requires less storage and provides faster access to user contacts than prevalent solutions to similar problems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56ac693057574b1ebef54cb673925cab2025-02-28T05:32:43ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032018-01-01137e019150210.1371/journal.pone.0191502Protecting contacts against privacy leaks in smartphones.Youngrok ChaWooguil PakDue to recent developments in technologies associated with the Internet of Things (IoT), a large number of people now regularly use smart devices, such as smartwatches and smartphones. However, these devices are prone to data leaks because of security vulnerabilities. In particular, Android devices use permission-based security, which allows users to directly approve permissions requested by an app when installing it. As a result, many malicious apps can obtain and leak private user data by requesting more permissions than are needed. However, it is difficult to identify malicious apps based solely on the requested permissions. A system is hence needed to accurately identify malicious apps and protect private data from them. In this paper, we propose a system for hiding data related to a user's contacts or providing virtual data according to preconfigured policies when an Android app requests access to them. By hiding data related to the contacts, the proposed system can protect them from malicious apps. By using virtual data, it can even detect malicious apps that leak private data. The system requires less storage and provides faster access to user contacts than prevalent solutions to similar problems.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0191502&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Youngrok Cha Wooguil Pak Protecting contacts against privacy leaks in smartphones. PLoS ONE |
| title | Protecting contacts against privacy leaks in smartphones. |
| title_full | Protecting contacts against privacy leaks in smartphones. |
| title_fullStr | Protecting contacts against privacy leaks in smartphones. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Protecting contacts against privacy leaks in smartphones. |
| title_short | Protecting contacts against privacy leaks in smartphones. |
| title_sort | protecting contacts against privacy leaks in smartphones |
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