16 Permission
Enforcement Module
In “Basic Security”
mode (
cf
.
section
1
), you can install
apps from the
Google Play Store,
which might pose a
security risk due to
malware contained
in malicious apps.
Apps also pose a risk to your
privacy, as many apps send data
from your phone, including
your location, to a number
of tracking services.
To help you mitigate these
risks, the CryptoPhone 500
contains a Permission En-
forcement Module (PEM),
which allows you to deny
apps the permission to access
data on your phone, your loca-
tion, identification information,
the network, etc.
When you invoke
the PEM, you will
see a list of all
installed apps and
system components.
Upon clicking on the
name of a specific
app, you will see the permis-
sions that specific app would
like to have.
After the installation of
an app from the Google
Play store, a requester
window will pop up, al-
lowing you to precisely
grant or deny the de-
sired permissions for the
app in question.
