British Airways (Android / Google Play) on Jul 21, 2016

privacymeteronline
26 июл. 2016 г.
8 мин. чтения

Our examination revealed total 24 items, where were 6 DAR items and 18 DIT items. Among DAR items 4 best items found and among DIT items 0 best items found. Also 0 worst items found and 1 worst items found.

This application is available for Android here. This app was designed to make booking, boarding and accessing everything about flights personalised to customer. The latest build was released on July 7, 2016.

Let's cite the description of this application below: ------------------------------------------- The British Airways app makes booking, boarding and accessing everything about your flights easier than ever before. Personalised to you, the app gives you instant access to the information you need, when you need it. Features: - Boarding passes for more than one passenger Now up to eight individual mobile boarding passes can fit on just one phone, provided everyone travelling together is on the same booking reference number. Multiple boarding passes are available from the following departure airports: Aberdeen, Amsterdam, Basel, Belfast, Dublin, Dusseldorf, Edinburgh, Geneva, Glasgow, Jersey, Leeds, London City, London Gatwick, London Heathrow, Manchester, Vienna, Zurich. Bookings which contain an infant passenger cannot currently use multiple boarding passes. - Personalised home screen Your home screen is your personal gateway into the BA app. Themed around your next destination, it will give you easy access to important information surrounding your flight, including your mobile boarding pass. - Widget You can add the British Airways widget to your phone"s home screen and get the latest information on your next flight, as well as quick access to boarding passes. - Book flights Booking a flight with British Airways has never been easier. Browse our cheapest fares to over 400 destinations or quickly access your recent flight searches made from any device, and book a flight from over 130 countries. - Manage your flights Access and purchase upgrade offers from your phone, book seats in advance, add flights to your calendar or send them via email and get up-to-date arrival and departure times for all of your flights. Additionally, lounge users can access the British Airways Lounge Wi-Fi password. - Flight status and schedules Search and track all British Airways flights for the latest arrival and departure times. - Exclusive features for Executive Club Members If you’re an Executive Club Member, you can check your Avios and Tier Points as well as view your full transaction history on your device. Anyone can join the Executive Club for free on ba.com. - Social media Keep up-to-date with the latest from British Airways on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ and LinkedIn. - Permissions We require access to your calendar and email so that you are able to add your bookings to your calendar or share them via email effortlessly. Please refer to the "Application Licence Agreement", linked on this page, to view the terms of use of this application and use of mobile boarding passes. By downloading the BA application, you agree to the terms of the Application Licence Agreement. British Airways Plc Web Site British Airways Support Application Licence Agreement. -------------------------------------------

Protection levels.

Locally stored data (Data-at-Rest, DAR). Locally stored data groups include Travel Information, Credentials Information, Loyalty Information. The average DAR value is 6.17 points (7.00 points of system protection and 5.33 points of own protection). It is higher than a typical value (3.5 points, where's 7 points of system protection and 0 points of own protection).

Items #1 with average value 3.50 points (7 points of system protection, 0 points of own protection) means data protection levels have following definitions. Frankly talking, extra data found that shouldn't be accessed where system protection case - root/jailbreak is required but not possible without wiping device data, and own protection case - stored as is. - Personalization ('Travel Information' Group) - Info describes user preferences, favourites, tracked data, search requests, suggestions, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of travel info like flight, accommodation, ground transportation, etc., - Tracked Data 'n' Favourites ('Travel Information' Group) - Any kind of favourites data or tracked data marked as desirable by users and for users (Like is that user is on fb messenger, viber, bank client or favourite hotel, room type, flight route, airline). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of travel info like flight, accommodation, ground transportation, etc.

Items #2 with average value 7.50 points (7 points of system protection, 8 points of own protection) means data protection levels have following definitions. Frankly talking, complianced but there are publicly known techniques to access the data where system protection case - root/jailbreak is required but not possible without wiping device data, and own protection case - complianced encryption algorithms 'n' security mechanisms implementations. - Credentials (IDs) ('Credentials Information' Group) - Only account IDs like app or 3rd party user IDs incl. emails, phone number, usernames and etc. (depends on apps). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any types of credentials incl. basic (ids only), passwords, tokens, etc., - Credentials (Passwords) ('Credentials Information' Group) - Well known passwords or PINs you're using to get an access to your account (usually worse than tokens because gives a full access to your account). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any types of credentials incl. basic (ids only), passwords, tokens, etc., - Credentials (IDs) ('Loyalty Information' Group) - Only account IDs like app or 3rd party user IDs incl. emails, phone number, usernames and etc. (depends on apps). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any information related to known reward programs like membership, current rewards, etc., - Credentials (Passwords) ('Loyalty Information' Group) - Well known passwords or PINs you're using to get an access to your account (usually worse than tokens because gives a full access to your account). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any information related to known reward programs like membership, current rewards, etc.

Keep in mind if you're using some Android devices such Samsung or LG that allow to root your device without user action, the system level equals 0 points instead of 7. It means your data can be stolen without involving your actions.

Transferred data (Data-in-Transit, DIT). Transferred data groups include Application Information, Credentials Information, Account Information, Loyalty Information, Booking 'n' Purchases Information, Travel Information, Payment 'n' Transaction Information, Financial Information. The average DIT value is 3.89 points (4.00 points of system protection and 3.78 points of own protection). It is less than a typical value (4 points, where's 4 points of system protection and 4 points of own protection).

Items #1 with average value 2.00 points (4 points of system protection, 0 points of own protection) means data protection levels have following definitions. Frankly talking, developers & vendors mistakes, no user action required where system protection case - informs if fake certificate imported into a device, and own protection case - transferred as is, perhaps protection mode turn off or doesn't exist or info revealed anyway. - Application Configs ('Application Information' Group) - Different configuration files created by your app, perhaps app permissions. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of info related to app, app settings, incl. installed apps or installers

Items #2 with average value 4.00 points (4 points of system protection, 4 points of own protection) means data protection levels have following definitions. Frankly talking, data available if it's allowed only and may require user action where system protection case - informs if fake certificate imported into a device, and own protection case - bypassed by fake/stolen root certificates (doesn't check certificate path). - Credentials (IDs) ('Credentials Information' Group) - Only account IDs like app or 3rd party user IDs incl. emails, phone number, usernames and etc. (depends on apps). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any types of credentials incl. basic (ids only), passwords, tokens, etc., - Credentials (Passwords) ('Credentials Information' Group) - Well known passwords or PINs you're using to get an access to your account (usually worse than tokens because gives a full access to your account). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any types of credentials incl. basic (ids only), passwords, tokens, etc., - Account Data ('Account Information' Group) - Basic info about account like name, list of sub-account (e.g. financial or other) and some linked data like a phone number. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any info related to profiles, basic credential ids like email or username or phone number plus some more info depends on applications, - Account Data ('Loyalty Information' Group) - Basic info about account like name, list of sub-account (e.g. financial or other) and some linked data like a phone number. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any information related to known reward programs like membership, current rewards, etc., - Credentials (IDs) ('Loyalty Information' Group) - Only account IDs like app or 3rd party user IDs incl. emails, phone number, usernames and etc. (depends on apps). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any information related to known reward programs like membership, current rewards, etc., - Credentials (Passwords) ('Loyalty Information' Group) - Well known passwords or PINs you're using to get an access to your account (usually worse than tokens because gives a full access to your account). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any information related to known reward programs like membership, current rewards, etc., - Card Short Information ('Loyalty Information' Group) - Some info about card holder, card number full or short) and expiration. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any information related to known reward programs like membership, current rewards, etc., - Transaction History ('Loyalty Information' Group) - Some info about transactions were made like ID, date and time, and amount of payment. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any information related to known reward programs like membership, current rewards, etc., - Orders & Reservation Details ('Booking 'n' Purchases Information' Group) - Full info about orders, reservations, like ID, date and time, amount of payment, flight routes, hotel or another order details, rules, linked data. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be not assigned yet, - Orders & Reservation History ('Booking 'n' Purchases Information' Group) - Basic info about orders, reservations, like ID, date and time, amount of payment, and place (depends on apps). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be not assigned yet, - Travel Data ('Travel Information' Group) - Some info about accommodation, flight or ground routes. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of travel info like flight, accommodation, ground transportation, etc., - Travel Details ('Travel Information' Group) - Full info about accommodation (hotel, address, contacts, room,date and time, facilities, media data), flights (routes, location, date and time, media data) or ground (routes, location, date and time, media data). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of travel info like flight, accommodation, ground transportation, etc., - Card Verification Code ('Payment 'n' Transaction Information' Group) - CVC, CVV stored separately from rest card info. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be details about transactions and payment data involved into transaction records, - Personalization ('Travel Information' Group) - Info describes user preferences, favourites, tracked data, search requests, suggestions, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of travel info like flight, accommodation, ground transportation, etc., - Tracked Data 'n' Favourites ('Travel Information' Group) - Any kind of favourites data or tracked data marked as desirable by users and for users (Like is that user is on fb messenger, viber, bank client or favourite hotel, room type, flight route, airline). This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of travel info like flight, accommodation, ground transportation, etc., - Stream ('Loyalty Information' Group) - Any kind of social or another stream activity incl. posts, walls, etc. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any information related to known reward programs like membership, current rewards, etc., - Card Full Information ('Financial Information' Group) - All details about card includes short info, holder address, bank info and CVC, CVV, CVV2. This data item related to mentioned group meant to be any kind of info that describe payments capabilities

Keep in mind if you're using out-of-dated Android < 5.0, the system level equals 2 points instead of 4. It means your data can be stolen without involving your actions.

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