Anoop Kumar
Member • Sep 29, 2013
Android 4.3 feature Privacy Guard
There is very much less talk about Android 4.3 feature , Privacy Guard (quietly slipped by google) but I think this is one of the much awaited and have to be added feature.
If we see random apps on play store like whatsup app, or any other app. most of the time we install the application without noticing authorization access we are giving to them.
So what is Privacy Guard is all about.
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If you are running Android 4.3, you just need to go Setting --> Security --> Privacy Guard.
Now you can install any random application and go to privacy gaurd setting and find out if that application need to read your private data (Contacts and messages).
When I looked into Privacy guard of my apps even popular apps like Dolphins browser, Smart Tools, eRail.in, Photoshop Express, GPS Test (tiny but useful app) these apps are looking for private data.
I don't think these apps ever need to access phone book or messages.
If we see random apps on play store like whatsup app, or any other app. most of the time we install the application without noticing authorization access we are giving to them.
So what is Privacy Guard is all about.
If you are running Android 4.3, you just need to go Setting --> Security --> Privacy Guard.
Now you can install any random application and go to privacy gaurd setting and find out if that application need to read your private data (Contacts and messages).
When I looked into Privacy guard of my apps even popular apps like Dolphins browser, Smart Tools, eRail.in, Photoshop Express, GPS Test (tiny but useful app) these apps are looking for private data.
I don't think these apps ever need to access phone book or messages.
