Google discusses Android security measures
For the last year, discussions about the risk mobile devices, and the applications they run, have filled the headlines and annual reports of countless security vendors. On Thursday, Google opened up some on the measures they’ve taken to protect the people who’ve come to rely on the Android Market for their application needs.
The Android platform is the fastest growing mobile device platform in the world, and according to Google, Android device activations grew some 250% last year, and Market Place downloads topped out at 11 billion.