Software Creates Privacy Mode to Help Secure Android Phones Author: Matt Shipman Researcher: Dr. Xuxian Jiang Presenter: Brett Shofner

Background Problem Problem –Android Smartphone application security –Potential for hackers to get access to your personal information via applications

Ethics The ethical issues here is personal information falling into the hands of hackers The ethical issues here is personal information falling into the hands of hackers Obviously, no one wants their personal information out in the open with the potential to be taken advantage of Obviously, no one wants their personal information out in the open with the potential to be taken advantage of

Solutions Extremes: Extremes: –Applications have no access to information –Applications have access to all information Compromise: Compromise: –Control what each application can and cannot access

TISSA Taming Information- Stealing Smartphone Applications Taming Information- Stealing Smartphone Applications Choices: Choices: –Trusted –Anonymized –Bogus –Empty

Summary Concerns about potential leaks of personal information from smartphones Concerns about potential leaks of personal information from smartphones Software that creates a privacy mode for Android smartphones with flexible control of what information goes to what applications Software that creates a privacy mode for Android smartphones with flexible control of what information goes to what applications