Over 10,000 Android apps were analyzed and it was found that nearly half can access user location without consent. The apps ranged in size from 1-50MB with the majority between 1-10MB. The apps were developed by over 7,000 developers. The analysis also found that 69% of apps start at device boot, 26% use unencrypted communication, 1732 send the phone's IMEI to servers without consent, and 448 use insecure SSL connections. The apps collectively sent data to over 4,358 servers without obtaining user permission first.