

Insiders pointed out that, as mobile apps are usually free to download, many internet companies try to gain by collecting users’ data for marketing purposes. And over 2.05 million malwares were detected by China’s National Computer Network Emergency Response Technical Team/Coordination Center in the same year, up 39 percent from 2015.Ī report on privacy safety of Android mobile phones in China in 2016 found that 13 percent of non-game mobile apps obtained users’ location information and 9.1 percent of them obtained users’ contacts list. More than a million (1,085,455) cases involving malicious mobile apps were reported in 2016, up 49.1 percent year-on-year, among which mobile users’ information theft was most serious. However, a large number of copycat and pirated apps excessively access users’ personal information, posing a great threat to users’ personal privacy and property security. 23.Īccessing such personal information as the list of installed apps, mobile equipment identifier, and location information are necessary processes for the normal operation of apps. If your app supports both orientations, then you don't need to declare either feature.#The app uses 802.11 networking (Wi-Fi) features on the device.Insiders say that supervision on mobile apps’ privileges should be strengthened, as a large number of malicious apps are a threat to users’ personal privacy and property security by excessively accessing personal information, according to the overseas edition of People’s Daily on Aug. The app uses one or more features on the device for determining location, such as GPS location, network location, or cell location.#The app uses coarse location coordinates obtained from a network-based geolocation system supported on the device.#The app requires the device to use the portrait or landscape orientation. The app presents a UI that is designed for viewing on a large screen, such as a television. The app uses 802.11 networking (Wi-Fi) features on the device. Allows applications to open network sockets.Īllows applications to access information about networks.Īllows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.Īllows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.Īllows applications to change network connectivity state.Īllows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.Īllows an app to access approximate location.ġ20, 160, 240, 320, 480, 640, 65534, 65535
