Google can tell which apps are asking for too much of your private information

Google can tell which apps are asking for too much of your private information

Google's latest machine-learning algorithm can help spot intrusive apps that demand access to user data that they don't even need. As Google points out, most Android apps are there to entertain and assist us, and we grant them access to the data that they need: for instance, a camera app needs access to the camera sensor just as a navigation map needs access to the GPS sensor.