Google I/O 2012 - Security and Privacy in Android Apps

Jon Larimer, Kenny Root

Android provides features and APIs that allow development of secure applications, and you should be using them. This session will start with an overview of Android platform security features, then dig into the ways that you can leverage them to protect your users and avoid introducing vulnerabilities. You'll also learn the best practices for protecting user privacy in your apps.

For all I/O 2012 sessions, go to https://developers.google.com/io/

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  Science & Technology

[nisetsu]

If you care so much about people's privacy why doesn't Android let users revoke permissions from apps like LBE Privacy Guard? Why does Google allow every damn app developer to see the IMEI number of the phone instead of generating an ID based on it that can't be directly linked to phone hardware by 3rd parties? Why is "read phone state and ID" one permission instead of two? Why should I entrust my phone number and IMEI to every music player?

[1690makaveli]

How about allowing us to refuse permission to collecting data like iso6 has now done apps dont need to read my email,txt msg,phone calls ,turn my cam on or mic this should be against the law !!!!!

[Jason Rousseau]

I basically only have a handful Apps loaded onto my Droid and use it as an offline PDA..and play games..cuz that's all Droids are good for.

[Jason Rousseau]

yup, it is ridiculous..Google..MFs

[hdzsound]

scroogled dotcom has a nice list of Google security issue

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[krillthefish]

The irony of it LOLOLOL

[Jason Rousseau]

where can I find useful security information as an Android user?