Security research labels more than 290,000 Google Play Android apps as 'high-risk'

01.11.2012

Broken down, Bit9 categorized these "questionable" and "suspicious" apps it found in Google Play this way:

* 42% access GPS location data, and these include wallpapers, games and utilities

* 31% access phone calls or phone numbers

* 26% access personal data, such as contacts and email

* 9% use permissions that can cost the user money