Russians should not rush to install a number identification application on their smartphones to detect potential spammers and scammers, since some of them can be dangerous for the personal data of the gadget owner. Vladimir Ulyanov, head of the Zecurion analytical center, told socialbites.ca about the potential risks of such applications.
“When installed, such apps require access not only to the contact list, but often to messages, files and documents, photos and videos, microphone, geolocation data, app activity information and many other permissions,” he said.
Ulyanov explained that as a result, some of the data collected by applications may be transferred not only to the developer but also to third parties.
“The user must decide for himself whether he is ready to grant such permissions to the application, whether there will be any benefit from using it. The high-risk group includes programs with a small number of installations, those recently added to the application store, and programs installed from third-party sources,” explained the expert.
According to the expert, caller ID and the spam filter on the phone are more of an additional layer of protection. Ulyanov is also sure that you should not rely on the accuracy of recognizing incoming calls close to 100%.
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Source: Gazeta
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