Abstract:
In light of a rapid digital evolution, Ghana has experienced an
unprecedented digital device adoption. With an estimated market
share of 75.82%, the Android OS dominates the country's digital
landscape. This research investigates security and data privacy
compliance in mobile applications in Ghana’s digital landscape.
The study reveals that certain applications lack compliance with
privacy policy regulations, while others are susceptible to
security breaches due to coding practices. Furthermore, the
study identifies from network communication protocol analysis
that majority of the tested applications utilize modern version
of Transport Layer Security (TLS) and TLS cipher suites for data
transmission.
Keywords: Security, Vulnerability, Privacy Policy, Android.
