A case of collusion: A study of the interface between ad libraries and their apps

Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer and Communications Security

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 79-85

  Book, Theodore ^a   Wallach, Dan S ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advertising libraries; android; privacy

Indexed keywords

ADVERTISING REVENUES; ANDROID; PERSONAL INFORMATION; PRIVACY LEAKAGES; PRIVATE INFORMATION;

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API); DATA PRIVACY; MARKETING; MOBILE DEVICES; ROBOTS; SMARTPHONES;

LIBRARIES;

EID: 84888992605     PISSN: 15437221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2516760.2516762     Document Type: Conference Paper

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