Today, the Android phone system is sky rocketing to the top of the market for operating systems. While the iphone is still considered the most desirable operating system by 38% of the population, Android is a close second at 37%. Paul Carton, the vice president of the research group, says that "All told, it’s a six-fold increase in consumer preference for the Google OS in a year’s time." Such an increase is impressive for Android.
Going along with the Android, iphone, debate, there is also a recent study out that shows that Android users use 100 MB more data than that of iphone users. And compared to blackberry users, Android users use 400 MB more. And this is shown here...
To go along with data usage, here is my main point to this post. A recent study done by Duke, Penn State, and Intel Labs found that more than 50% of the apps that Android users download, may be giving away personal information to other sources. Personal information such as the phone number, sim card number and or the device ID. Representatives from Android claim that they urge users to check what they are downloading. While before downloading an app, a page does appear on the phone warning what information the app will be taking, many users find this disturbing.
Here’s my opinion. I think that a more in depth description of where certain information is going is necessary. I also think that information such as your phone number and Sim card number should not be allowed to be taken by any outside apps, as they are not necessary for the app to run on the phone. Personal information should not be floating around the world like it is, and Android needs to tighten it’s grip on this open market.
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