Monthly Archives: September 2010

Everyone should take their personal data seriously, and the people behind TaintDroid are about to help us all with that.� It’s a joint project between Intel, Penn State University, and Duke University that monitors the private data that third party applications request from your Android phone , using a scientific technique called “dynamic taint analysis”.� In a nutshell, TaintDroid will monitor applications and alert you when one tries to send personal identifiable data from your device.� It won’t tell you that this is good or bad, just what is being sent and where it’s being sent to.� You can then use the information and make that determination for yourself — it’s all nice and neutral in a very clinical way. While Android does tell you what sort of permissions an application will have access to, many users ignore those warnings or simply don’t understand them.� That’s where a service like TaintDroid could be very, very handy.� They have a very nice FAQ and video demo of TaintDroid in action at their project page, which you can find at the source link.� Thank goodness Android is a platform open to this sort of application, rather than not approving it to protect developers, then preventing most to install it since it’s not “endorsed” by someone in California.� Be sure to check it out, and as soon as it’s made available for the average Joe (hey that’s us!) we’ll let you know.� [ AppAnalysis ] Posted originally at Android Central Sponsored by Android Cases and Accessories Continue reading →