Android Permissions – A Top-500 Analysis 2014

Development of smart phones continues at an incredible speed. Be it the operating system on the device or the myriad of apps that are available for the devices. A central element right from the get-go when developing applications was security. A year ago, I analysed the permissions [1] of the Top-500 Android Apps in the Google Play Store. A year later, it’s time to repeat this analysis.This paper was written in 2014 as part of a research project at scip AG, Switzerland. It was initially published online at https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20140313 and is available in English and German. Providing our clients with innovative research for the information technology of the future is an essential part of our company culture