Shame These Apps - The motivation

The Apple AppStore and Google Play have become huge marketplaces for apps, and both are likely to have over one million apps by the end of the year.  Unfortunately, many of those apps ask for permissions that they don’t really need. For example, when I search for “flashlight” in the Play Store, 9 out of the top 10 most popular apps ask for permissions they shouldn’t need including access to my contacts, system properties, internet access, and fine-grain location information.