Trusting smartphone Apps? To install or not to install, that is the question

摘要

Smartphones are becoming the mobile hubs of information for many people and companies. What started as a way to provide users with the flexibility of installing small software components called Apps to enhance the usability of their phone has grown into a global market with hundreds of thousands of applications built by thousands of developers. However, while there are plenty of well established companies developing useful applications or entertaining games there is no easy way to differentiate them from companies that put users at risk or worse are directly distributing malware or spyware.