Artificial Intelligence and Communication Technologies
Forensic Analysis of Blue Talk (Random Chat)
Authors: Francis Manna and Animesh Kumar Agrawal
Publishing Date: 06-08-2022
ISBN: 978-81-955020-5-9
Abstract
Android forensics has evolved over the years; with new opportunities comes a variety of new challenges. Being open-source, the Android platform allows developers to contribute to the fast-growing Android market. However, users of Android smartphones may be unaware of the security and privacy consequences of installing applications on their mobile devices. Android applications (apps) use a permission strategy where permissions govern access to certain APIs. Unfortunately, no internal verification method is available to prevent applications from seeking too many or fewer permissions, leading to privacy issues. When applications request too many permissions, users are exposed to avoidable threats. Blue Talk (Random Chat), a social networking smartphone application, is one such popular app available on the Android play store that saves a lot of user data, which can be extracted and used as potential forensic evidence. This study describes how forensic investigators can use Blue Talk (Random Chat) on the Android platform to obtain useful information. The extraction and analysis of artifacts and the application’s permission and vulnerabilities on an Android device are the key focus areas in the research.
Keywords
Artifacts, Analysis, Permission, Android Forensics.
Cite as
Francis Manna and Animesh Kumar Agrawal, "Forensic Analysis of Blue Talk (Random Chat)", In: Saroj Hiranwal and Garima Mathur (eds), Artificial Intelligence and Communication Technologies, SCRS, India, 2022, pp. 83-89. https://doi.org/10.52458/978-81-955020-5-9-8