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    Analyzing Permission Abuses in the Android Operating System

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Fazli, Zahra (Author) ; Kharrazi, Mehdi (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Android phones are widely used now. Convenient user interface and various applications for these devices has played a significant role in their success. The wide usage of these devices besides the nature of their applications lead to collect lots of sensitive information on them. Consequently the protection of this information is very important. The unfamiliarity and the inattention of the most of smart phone users to security issues highlight the importance of the data protection and the privacy. The permission access in Android operating system is static and users should permit applications to access the requested permissions on installing them. Also these programs can use their...