On Wed, Mar 9, 2011 at 12:58 PM, peterw <[email protected]> wrote: > Also it would be great if this could be used to disallow access to > certain core apps. Sorry, Dianne, but there's a serious problem now > with regard to platform updates. First it looks like Google isn't > patching older OS versions (with common cell phone contracts lasting 2 > years and handset vendors needing time to develop initial firmware, I > think you should provide security patches for at least 3 years after > an OS release). Second, between cell phone carrier control and > manufacturers not bothering to produce major firmware updates, many > regular end users are not getting timely updates to the OS. That means > that the core apps are probably the most dangerous, since they're the > only ones that can't be upgraded easily. >
What in the world does that have to do with modifying the package manager?? -- Dianne Hackborn Android framework engineer [email protected] Note: please don't send private questions to me, as I don't have time to provide private support, and so won't reply to such e-mails. All such questions should be posted on public forums, where I and others can see and answer them. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss?hl=en.
