Jamf, company providing enterprise services with Apple devices, releases a report covering permissions requested by popular apps.
They studied popular applications and checked all permissions apps are requiring.
Top permissions determined by report:
- Photos
- Camera
- Location
- Microphone
What organizations can do to prevent inappropriate permissions
– Encourage your employees to take a close look at what apps request before tapping “accept.” Does a shopping app really need their photos? Does it need their location?
– Regularly audit your iPhone privacy settings to ensure that apps don’t have too much access to your data.
– Use security products that offer app vetting.
– Use a security tool that can flag out-of-date OS versions within your company’s fleet of mobile devices.
Jamf
Report also covers which permissions apps should avoid.
Jamf report: iOS app permissions: Do companies really need all of that access?
Reference: Jamf: These are the most common permissions requested by popular apps
Recommendations
Developer:
Study the report.QA engineer:
Business as usual.PM/DM:
Study the report, consider adjusting required permissions for the application.