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diggernet ◴[] No.43800281[source]
> "Apps were automatically taking screenshots of themselves and sending them to third parties. In one case, the app took video of the screen activity and sent that information to a third party.”

> Out of over 17,000 Android apps examined, more than 9,000 had potential permissions to take screenshots. And a number of apps were found to actively be doing so, taking screenshots and sending them to third-party sources.

Which permission is that, and how do you detect which apps are doing that and stop them?

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1. simonw ◴[] No.43800613[source]
... and is this permission to take screenshots of anything else you are doing on your phone at any time, or is it permission to take screenshots while you have that app open?