"SMobile analyzed metadata from almost 49,000 Android Market apps -- roughly 68 percent of all the apps available for download from the online store.
More than 34,600 apps analyzed tried to get permission to open network sockets by tapping the "Internet" service, SMobile found. Another 12,000 apps analyzed requested permission to tap data from the "Access_Coarse_Location" service. This lets an app access the user's cellphone ID or WiFi location." Ref: http://www.linuxinsider.com/story/products/70278.html?wlc=1277981251 I wonder how this compares to the IPhone. I cannot say for sure because I do not own an Android phone but my guess is that these apps are not (GPLv) Open Source. Chris... -- "As we open our newspapers or watch our television screens, we seem to be continually assaulted by the fruits of Mankind's stupidity." -Roger Penrose _______________________________________________ LinuxUsers mailing list [email protected] http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers
