• DocumentCode
    1262353
  • Title

    Bloatware Comes to the Smartphone

  • Author

    McDaniel, Patrick

  • Author_Institution
    Pennsylvania State University
  • Volume
    10
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    85
  • Lastpage
    87
  • Abstract
    The author explores the security and privacy implications of the now-common industry practice of installing bloatware on phones sold by cellular carriers. Is it merely annoying, or do smartphone users face more serious concerns? Do the economic advantages outweigh the security and privacy concerns?
  • Keywords
    CarrierIQ; bloatware; end-user license agreement; smartphone;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Security & Privacy, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7993
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSP.2012.92
  • Filename
    6265107
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1262353