Dynamic analysis is a technique that is used to fully understand the internals of a system at
runtime. On Android, dynamic security analysis involves real-time assessment and active …

The potential abuse of dating applications (apps), including during the current lockdowns
due to COVID-19, has resulted in a growing community of research to learn to what extent …

Smartphones enjoy high adoption rates around the globe. Rarely more than an arm's length
away, these sensor-rich devices can easily be repurposed to collect rich and extensive …

While many studies have looked at privacy properties of the Android and Google Play app
ecosystem, comparatively much less is known about iOS and the Apple App Store, the most …

Identifying privacy-sensitive data leaks by mobile applications has been a topic of great
research interest for the past decade. Technically, such data flows are not “leaks” if they are …

Android is the most widely deployed end-user focused operating system. With its growing
set of use cases encompassing communication, navigation, media consumption …

Since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) went into effect in May 2018, online
services are required to obtain users' explicit consent before sharing users' personal data …

We investigate the privacy compliance processes followed by developers of child-directed
mobile apps. While children's online privacy laws have existed for decades in the US, prior …

Our research aims to highlight and alleviate the complex tensions around online safety,
privacy, and smartphone usage in families so that parents and teens can work together to …

While the literature on permissions from the end-user perspective is rich, there is a lack of
empirical research on why developers request permissions, their conceptualization of …