Android users, beware: Huge security hole lets phones secretly spy on you and capture

[Wireless News]

http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/c.249r9WJlv78XQbpWgqzQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_US/News/BGR_News/android-robot-peeking-sign.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/android-users-beware-huge-security-hole-lets-phones-143631035.html)We have seen some scary Android malware in the past, but a new report from former Googler and current software engineer-turned accidental security researcher-Szymon Sidor reveals that some simple code can-force-an Android phone to secretly capture photographs. The resulting images can-then be uploaded to a remote server without the device’s owner ever knowing. Writing on his blog Snacks for your mind,-Sidor reveals that he has inadvertently uncovered a huge security loophole in Android. “There are many apps on Play Store (if you are iPhone user think App Store) that aim at taking pictures without any visual indication (ACLU-NJ Police Tape, Mobile Hidden Camera and more) but from what I found all of them require app activity to be visible and



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