ScreenPass adds security to app logins on touchscreen
devices
Imagine downloading a NetFlix app to your phone so that you
can watch movies on the go. You would expect the app to request your account's
username and password the first time it runs. Most apps do.
But, not all apps are what they appear to be. They can steal
log-in and password information. In 2011, researchers at North Carolina State
University discovered a convincing imitation of the real Netflix app that
forwarded users' login details to an untrusted server. And, in June, the
security firm F-Secure discovered a malicious, fake version of the popular game
"Bad Piggies" in the Google Play Store.