An analysis framework for information loss and privacy leakage on Android applications

Managing privacy leakage is of great importance in the Android platform. The variety of new user-privacy fraud reveals a new challenge in predicting potential privacy disclosure threats and protecting the privacy inside our pocket. In this paper, we present an analysis framework, called AppLeak, for information loss evaluation, privacy leakage detection, and privacy risk assessment on Android applications. With newly formalized privacy measures, AppLeak can effectively and efficiently support mobile user in identifying privacy risks of specific mobile applications.