Third-party libraries (TPLs) have been widely used in mobile apps, which play an essential
part in the entire Android ecosystem. However, TPL is a double-edged sword. On the one …

The app economy is largely reliant on data collection as its primary revenue model. To
comply with legal requirements, app developers are often obligated to notify users of their …

Mobile apps have to satisfy various privacy requirements. App publishers are often obligated
to provide a privacy policy and notify users of their apps' privacy practices. But how can we …

Privacy policies are the primary mechanism by which companies inform users about data
collection and sharing practices. To help users better understand these long and complex …

Identifying privacy-sensitive data leaks by mobile applications has been a topic of great
research interest for the past decade. Technically, such data flows are not “leaks” if they are …

While much effort has been made to detect and measure the privacy leakage caused by the
advertising (ad) libraries integrated in mobile applications, analytics libraries, which are also …

Website privacy policies sometimes provide users the option to opt-out of certain collections
and uses of their personal data. Unfortunately, many privacy policies bury these instructions …

The purpose of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is to provide improved
privacy protection. If an app controls personal data from users, it needs to be compliant with …

Adopted in May 2018, the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
requires the consent for processing users' personal data to be freely given, specific …

Voice Assistants (VA) such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant are quickly and
seamlessly integrating into people's daily lives. The increased reliance on VA services …