The Pew Research Center on Tuesday released a report on permissions and mobile applications found in the Google Play store. The number of permissions requested by a mobile app can be a deal breaker for six out of 10 smartphone users, Pew found. Applications request permission from users to access a variety of functions on a smartphone — accessing the Internet, for example, or using the device’s camera. Most apps can’t function without permissions, but a good number of them also personal gather data about users, Pew said.
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Users Balk at Mobile App Permission Requests
Posted by: John P. Mello Jr. November 12, 2015 05:00 AMThe Pew Research Center on Tuesday released a report on permissions and mobile applications found in the Google Play store. The number of permissions requested by a mobile app can be a deal breaker for six out of 10 smartphone users, Pew found. Applications request permission from users to access a variety of functions on a smartphone — accessing the Internet, for example, or using the device’s camera. Most apps can’t function without permissions, but a good number of them also personal gather data about users, Pew said.