Albin Jose@endlesstalk.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoAndroid's new real-time app scanning aims to combat malicious sideloaded apps | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down15
arrow-up181arrow-down1external-linkAndroid's new real-time app scanning aims to combat malicious sideloaded apps | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comAlbin Jose@endlesstalk.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareMadislinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoBut… they could’ve already done that with current tools? Not like these change the package ID often.
minus-squareTiger Jerusalem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoThey could, but I think that would be too obvious. Why such system they could flag it at OS level with a big, scary warning and claim it was for security sake.
But… they could’ve already done that with current tools? Not like these change the package ID often.
They could, but I think that would be too obvious. Why such system they could flag it at OS level with a big, scary warning and claim it was for security sake.