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“Fan Apps” Now Spreading on the Android Market

21

Feb

2012

We’re seeing more and more scams on the Android Market. Last week, we wrote about a developer that uses popular app names to trick users into downloading fake ones. Before that, we saw a fake Temple Run app making the rounds on the Android Market. This time, we saw 37 more apps that share a […]

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Adware on Mobile Devices an Evolving Privacy Threat

14

Feb

2012

Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs) are often legitimate software that pose a risk to users’ privacy or systems. A reasonably secure–or privacy-minded–user may want to be informed of the presence of certain PUPs and in some cases remove them. One very common type of PUP is adware, which exists to make revenue through advertising. Some adware […]

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Are Mobile Advertisers Getting Too Aggressive?

08

Feb

2012

Many of the apps we enjoy are free. Well, to call them free is a bit misleading. You pay for the apps by looking at advertisements. This is a platform we should all recognize from the sidebar of Facebook, or Google, or almost any service that doesn’t charge a premium to use it. Advertising has […]

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