Google’s ‘Bouncer’ service scans the Android Market for malware, will judge you at the door
Google has had its fair share of malware-related problems in the Android Market , but that’s hopefully about to change, now that the company has announced a new security-enhancing service.
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Google’s ‘Bouncer’ service scans the Android Market for malware, will judge you at the door
New CyanogenMod lets you rule Android app permissions with an iron fist
We’ve recently seen Google crack down on rogue apps and patch some server-side security issues, but let’s not forget Android does have a small measure of built-in security: app permissions. But as with those pesky EULAs, many users tend to breeze through the permissions screen. And Android forces even the most attentive readers to accept or deny all permissions requested by an app. But the newest nightly builds of the CyanogenMod custom ROM include a clever patch allowing users to grant and revoke permissions individually — something like the TISSA security manager we’re still awaiting. Obviously playing God with permissions can crash your applications: with great power comes great responsibility. But we figure if you’re running aftermarket firmware on a rooted phone, you’re comfortable experimenting. See how it works in the video after the break, then hit the source link to download.
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Security firm details privacy concerns; developer tells us its side of the story
Let’s recap: Late Wednesday night (or early Thursday morning), we reported on a story published at Mobile Beat that came out of the Black Hat online security conference. At the conference, Kevin MaHaffey, CTO at mobile security firm Lookout, told of an app from developer "jackeey,wallpaper," which basically is a portal for downloading wallpapers for your Android phone. The story told the tale of "a questionable Android mobile wallpaper app that collects your personal data and sends it to a mysterious site in China, (and) has been downloaded millions of times."
We’ve been in contact with Lookout — which reiterates that the apps, while suspect, aren’t necessarily malicious. We’ve also have a response from the developer in question. Updates from both, after the break.
Posted originally at Android Central
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