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September 5, 2012 06:00 pm GMT

Smartphone Owners Worry About Mobile App Security [STUDY]


Mobile phone owners might have a reason to worry about their privacy, or at least they feel like they do. According to a new Pew Research study, nearly one-third of mobile phone owners have experienced losing their cellphone or having it stolen. And 12% said their phone has been accessed in a way that made them feel like their privacy was invaded.

These privacy worries have caused more than half (54%) of mobile app users to not download an app after they read what information the app had to access, and 33% of mobile app users went so far as to uninstall an app once they learned what information it was accessing. This goes for both Android and iPhone users.

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