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Since the release of Android 6.0 Marshmallow all the way back in 2015, the Android operating system has offered us full control over app permissions, dictating what apps can and cannot see on our ...

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Google is slowly fixing its Play Store problem. We have already seen a cull of lower-quality, higher-risk apps, and we are now seeing ever more on-device monitoring to flag those devices behaving ...

Hands holding phone with app permission graphic - FAMILY STOCK/Shutterstock It's not uncommon to install an app on your Android phone, then go through the setup process without giving much thought to ...