like geotagging, cookies, hidden premium calls, listening to calls & etc.)Īnd once it in your system sooner or later that particular app may request a direct update, these new codes of update cannot be checked by the Bouncer, because it not in the android market in the first place. Even if a piece of software that been check out to be completely clean by the Bouncer (that is it doesn’t send back the creator with “so called market info”. Our systems are getting better at detecting and eliminating malware every day, and we continue to invite the community to work with us to keep Android safe. No security approach is foolproof, and added scrutiny can often lead to important improvements. What do you guys think? Google ends the security post on a good note and had this to say: I am really liking this forward thinking and positive approach to malware. What about wrongly flagged apps being removed from the market? That won’t happen either as once an application is flagged Google’s team will manually investigate the application to make sure before wrongly pulling an app or game. Google says this will not affect the submission and approval process and works in just a few seconds - as long as your code and application are clean. So this will watch and protect us from new apps, and current apps that might get updated or introduce malware or suspicious activity. And secondly, the new system will scan each app as they are introduced into the Market upon the approval process. Then check for malware or suspicious activity. For one it will scan every Android Market application on Google’s cloud services and simulate it running on a device. The new Market Bouncer will work in a few ways. I’ve never had a malware problem myself, but some claim it is still an issue for Android. Google already has multiple systems in place, from features and sandboxes built in to prevent these types of problems or information theft, to a system where they can quickly pull the ban hammer out and delete malicious apps from the market - even right off your device if severe enough.
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