ReCon analyzes network traffic to tell if personal info is being transmitted

Re:ReCon analyzes network traffic to tell if personal info i... by dsacco on Thursday June 01, 2017 @10:16AM (#14460390)

I understand that, I was really looking for the specific app so I know which to avoid. I use fitness trackers.

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Re:ReCon analyzes network traffic to tell if personal info i... by drdaeman on Thursday June 01, 2017 @07:21PM (#14465878)

You can check the full list of permissions of the particular app you use. Full permissions list is also available in Google Play - there's "permissions details" link at the very bottom (https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/6014972). Personally, I check this list for every app I find interesting.

If "read phone state" is listed then the app knows who's calling you, in a sense system feeds this data. Whenever the app uses it or not depends on how shady it is.

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