Android Market security addressed by Google’s new Bouncer
Today Google unveiled a new tool to fight malware in the Android Market, appropriately named Bouncer. Hiroshi Lockheimer, VP of Engineering for Android made the announcement on the Google Mobile blog, and it seems to address most concerns users have with the “free and open” style of app market, all done server-side.
Bouncer is a service that runs on the Market's computers, that scans each and every app for known malware, spyware, and trojans. It also looks in the code to see if the app has the potential to “misbehave”, and compares it against other previously a…
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Android Market security addressed by Google’s new Bouncer
Jerry Hildenbrand – androidcentral.com
Category: Android Central
