Study: Nine in 10 Mobile Apps Possess Security Flaws

Mobile apps often ask for personal data to perform their tasks. “This app would like access to your email address, friends’ list, photos, etc., etc.,” right? And we all just click the “OK, sure” button. A recent study from HP, though, suggests app developers need to focus more on keeping that personal information safe.

Nine out of 10 of the more than 2,000 iOS apps HP tested possessed a vulnerability that could represent a security threat.

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