I have no interest in a wallpaper app to begin with, so I don’t really care that this particular app is malicious or not. However, “no obvious malicious code” and “accesses data that it doesn’t need to” is by no means a resounding endorsement.

Had anyone bothered to ask the app writer – app genome project, media, bloggers, they would’ve found out no password or voicemaill were stolen, only device info for personalization feature.

None of this would’ve happened. Now someone’s reputation is ruined. Kudos for the abuse of power you media types. Whatever happened to fact check?

Same thing back when the Aurora attack happened. Some blog said “Chinese fingerprint” and everyone jumped on it. Turned out the 4-bit nibble CRC code came from 25 year old Novell programming guide.

Worse, there’s no effort to undo the damage that’s done. We basically can say anything about “Red Commie China” with impunity.

As a minority citizen I am horrified to witness our media’s contribution towards America’s rising anti-Chinese sentiment.

Glad to hear since I was one of those who had an app installed from Jackeey. Lesson learned, luckily with no ill affects this time, and has made me much more suspicious of apps which ask for excessive or unnecessary permissions. I think since they have done it to this guy they should also take a look at Mabilo, just check out the permissions they want to have:

Your personal information:
read contact data, write contact data

Your location:
coarse (network-based) location

Network communication:
full Internet access, view network state

Phone calls:
read phone state and identity

System tools:
prevent phone from sleeping, set wallpaper

http://www.appbrain.com/app/mabilo.wallpapers

I think someone needs to look into this MyLookout company. I could have them confused but I thought I read in another article that they were trying to exclaim that Android is not safe because….they found a way to root a phone of all things. After I finished laughing I pointed out that these guys or whoever came up with this crap sound like they are just out for FUD.
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Now what really kills me is how iFools are bashing this guy and Android over security but then jumping for joy when they can root their phone by simply VISITING A WEBSITE. I don’t think I have seen not a one of them even start to realize the ridiculously huge security flaw they are cheering for. I just had a coworker brag to me that he jailbroke his phone via the website only to look dumbfounded when I pointed out the security risk there.

@Charles Liu

they should not make an app that collects data they do not need, end of story, they ruined their own reputation by making an app that says does one thing… then also goes and does another without consent of the owner…. bringing FACT to light, like you said is what has been done, they don’t need that info and i don’t care if they can’t steal my SS number with what they get they still don’t need it and i won’t give it to them. nothing wrong has been done except by the author of the app.

im glad this happened.it’ll send a message to other developers not to try and collect unnecessary data from peoples cell phones.ban them all.

@Charles Liu
whilst the fact checking of the various news sites involved was woefully inadequate I feel I have to point out the ridiculousness of your suggestion, “ask the app writer”. I means seriously that has all the brilliant deductive logic of the American government asking people if they are a terrorist before they get on an Aeroplane, if the developer had gone to the effort of writing an app that collected peoples bank details do you really believe he’s then going to turn around and say, “yup it was me that did it”? Also, saying that people are doing nothing to undo the damage done in comments on an article doing just that makes you seem ridiculous.