Leaking the Privacy of Groups and More: Understanding Privacy Risks of Cross-App Content Sharing in Mobile Ecosystem
Jiangrong Wu
Network and Distributed System Security (NDSS) Symposium 2024 · Day 2 · Mobile & Authentication
Cross-app content sharing, or **Cracs**, is a pervasive feature in modern mobile applications, enabling users to effortlessly share content like videos or articles between different platforms. While seemingly convenient and innocuous, this talk by Jiangrong Wu at the NDSS Symposium exposes the significant and often overlooked privacy implications embedded within these sharing mechanisms. The research reveals that Cracs activities can inadvertently expose highly sensitive user data, extending far beyond the scope of traditional web trackers, and impacting both the sharer and the sharee.