Albin Jose@endlesstalk.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agoAndroid's new real-time app scanning aims to combat malicious sideloaded apps | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up185arrow-down15
arrow-up180arrow-down1external-linkAndroid's new real-time app scanning aims to combat malicious sideloaded apps | TechCrunchtechcrunch.comAlbin Jose@endlesstalk.org to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 10 months agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squareMadis@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·10 months agoBut… they could’ve already done that with current tools? Not like these change the package ID often.
minus-squareTiger Jerusalem@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 months 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.