Exercising Our Remote Application Removal Feature

[This post is by Rich Cannings, Android Security Lead. Tim Bray]

Every now as well as then, you remove applications from Android Market due to violations of the Android Market Developer Distribution Agreement or Content Policy. In cases where users may have commissioned the antagonistic duplicate which poses the threat, weve also developed technologies as well as processes to remotely remove an commissioned duplicate from devices. If an duplicate is private in this way, users will receive the notification upon their phone.

Recently, you became aware of dual free applications built by the security researcher for investigate purposes. These applications intentionally skewed their purpose in order to inspire user downloads, though they were not written to be used maliciously, as well as did not have accede to access in isolation interpretation or system resources beyond permission.INTERNET. As the applications were practically useless, most users uninstalled the applications shortly after downloading them.

After the researcher willingly private these applications from Android Market, you decided, per the Android Market Terms of Service, to exercise the remote duplicate dismissal underline upon the superfluous commissioned copies to finish the cleanup.

The remote duplicate dismissal underline is one of most security controls Android possesses to help strengthen users from antagonistic applications. In case of an emergency, the dangerous duplicate could be private from active dissemination in the rapid as well as scalable manner to forestall serve bearing to users. While you goal to not have to make use of it, you know which you have the capability to take quick action upon behalf of users safety when needed.

This remote dismissal functionality along with Androids singular Application Sandbox as well as Permissions model, Over-The-Air update system, centralized Market, developer registrations, user-submitted ratings, as well as duplicate flagging provides the absolute security advantage to help strengthen Android users in the open environment.

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