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Trustlook blog
Company blog · blog.trustlook.comsecurityweb
Trustlook blog is the company blog at blog.trustlook.com, writing about security and web. Since 2013, 6 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times. The last post was in 2022, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link these posts on how apps and Facebook's Android code track users, including location via nearby Wi-Fi BSSIDs and Wi-Fi permissions. Comments only cite the posts or ask about a mapping tool.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
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What Hacker News says?
Android also had an issue where an app could deceive a user by requesting the permission to manage WiFi (CHANGE_WIFI_STATE) which is considered non-dangerous ("normal") [1] and is granted automatically without any prompts [2]: > If your app lists normal permissions in its manifest (that is, permissions that don't pose much risk to the user's privacy or the device's operation), the system automatically grants those p…
Comment linking /2015/06/02/how-apps-tracking-your-location-without-asking-for-permission/
on “How Facebook tracks you on Android [video]”Submitted How apps track your location without asking for permission as a story · 98 points
HN discussionSo what is that tool name mapping the BSSIDs on a Google Map? http://blog.trustlook.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-...
Comment linking /wp-content/uploads/2015/06/Screen-Shot-2015-06-02-at-6.13.30-PM-1024x474.png
on “How apps track your location without asking for permission”Submitted Critical Vulnerability: AWS Credential Disclosure as a story · 53 points
HN discussionSubmitted Hackers can pwn your Android in 10 seconds, if you use Bing App in Starbucks as a story · 21 points
HN discussionSubmitted Malware Survived 6 Months on Google Play as a story · 7 points
HN discussionSubmitted Heartbleed, 2 Weeks Later: A Graphical Report as a story · 5 points
HN discussionSubmitted Multiple Games have been Marked as “Risky App” by Trustlook Antivirus as a story · 1 points
HN discussionSubmitted Trustlook Found Hundreds of Malicious Applications in the Google Play Store as a story · 1 points
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