On Android devices, you can write a title without the consent of the user to upload photos to its own servers. Recently found out that in iOS a flaw apps, it is relatively easy to gain access to the photos stored on a device are stored.
Because there is no consent is required, the software only but permission is needed to go online to view images stored on your phone or tablet to upload to the servers from the developer. It turns out in this way, easy to order photos from an Android device to be copied without the user knowing, as demonstrated by The New York Times.
Google says it is possible the security will improve. Currently no permission is needed because the camera shot photos often on the sd card of the device. Google wanted to include easy to create the photos, to read, when the user chooses to have the memory card from his handset to pick up.
Because Android manufacturers are increasingly choosing to much internal memory in to build up where photos can be saved, the security is tightened. So there would be a measure can be incorporated that ensures that there is a separate permission is necessary in order for the photos to come, according to Google.
It is unclear when such a security update implemented. Because many Android users are dependent on manufacturers or providers for their updates, it is also likely that many people prone to the stealing of photos. There went this week on telecombeurs Mobile World Congress also rumors that Google’s own anti-malwareprgramma to create is for Android, which is probably the uploading of photos and videos could intercept. The search giant late in any case, know that the such applications weert from the Android Market.
Recently, Apple came in the news, because apps that access location data have inadvertently also have access to photos. This bug would by Apple in a next iOS version to be repaired.