Comparing android app permissions

Jason K. Macduffie, Patricia A. Morreale

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Abstract

With increasingly more apps added to the Google Play Store, the security of those apps is a concern. Users cannot sort apps based on their expected permissions. An interface was designed that allows users to specify their ideal permissions for an app. The ideal permissions are used to evaluate a list of apps based on proximity to that ideal. Apps are presented to indicate greater or less security using cues of color and presentation order. A survey was conducted to see whether the interface discouraged users from downloading an app that requires many permissions when compared to information provided by the Google Play Store. Most users showed significant concern towards their mobile app security, with 50 % of the users responding to the interface with greater concern over the app requiring many permissions. The research concludes that increasing user awareness of security increases user selection of more secure apps.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDesign, User Experience, and Usability
Subtitle of host publicationTechnological Contexts - 5th International Conference, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of HCI International 2016, Proceedings
EditorsAaron Marcus
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages57-64
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9783319404059
DOIs
StatePublished - 2016
Event5th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016 - Toronto, Canada
Duration: 17 Jul 201622 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume9748
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Design, User Experience, and Usability, DUXU 2016 Held as Part of 18th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI International 2016
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityToronto
Period17/07/1622/07/16

Keywords

  • Android
  • Human-computer interaction
  • Permissions
  • Security

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