security issues

[wkjex1]

Since switching from my iphone to the Samsung Galaxy Note I have had 2 different credit cards compromised.

I am uninstalling apps from this phone--especially after realizing the crazy and vast amounts of data they seem to get permissions for.

Does anyone have advise? I downloaded a software app that identifies what permissions have been granted, but there doesn't seem to be anyway to turn off those permissions.

Very frustrating experience.

 

[james27007]

Unless you are storing your credit card information in your phone, the permissions that apps have should not matter; unless you have an app that is key logging your input and you used your card to pay for something online. Also are you downloading apps only from the android market or using non-market apps? And why do you think it is because of the phone? Also is your phone rooted or running a custom rom of any kind?

As a side note, if it is the phone and you are not rooted and still stock I recommend a factory reset to clear everything off, format the memory card(s) and do a factory reset one more time.

 

[wkjex1]

Thank you. I am downloading apps only from the market and/or the Samsung market. The only reason I suspected the phone is because it happened with 2 different credit cards--since I got the phone 2 months ago--and both cards were in a google wallet account (which I didn't know I had--but I guess I set it up when I was forced to create a gmail account in order to use this phone). The last thing I want to do is give google my cc info.

No, my phone is not rooted.

I don't get why all these apps need all this access anyway. Why does a photo software need access to all my contacts, for ex.? If I choose to send a picture from the gallery, it should be sent via my regular email accounts anyway, no contact list required.

What are the developers doing with all this info--are all these little apps really storing my phone contact data in databases somewhere? I suppose this was done on the iphone, too, but it was not as transparent as this.

All I wanted was a nice big glorious phone. Now I'm stuck with google, too, and all their privacy insults.

Thank you.

Unless you are storing your credit card information in your phone, the permissions that apps have should not matter; unless you have an app that is key logging your input and you used your card to pay for something online. Also are you downloading apps only from the android market or using non-market apps? And why do you think it is because of the phone? Also is your phone rooted or running a custom rom of any kind?

As a side note, if it is the phone and you are not rooted and still stock I recommend a factory reset to clear everything off, format the memory card(s) and do a factory reset one more time.