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Security implications of Android: a closed system, open software mobile platform

Published: 17 October 2011 Publication History

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Smartphones blur the boundaries between the traditional feature phone and a general purpose computer such as a laptop. The Android OS, from Google, was created to be an open alternative to fully closed platforms such as Apple's iOS or Microsoft's Windows Phone OS. However, upon closer inspection, there are closed elements in the Android OS platform. First, there are closed portions to Google's Android code (e.g., manufacturer drivers). Second, users are closed off from accessing and modifying core elements of the OS such as the kernel and system daemons through both software and policy controls. These controls are enacted by Google, cellular carriers, and smartphone manufactures.
We aim to open a broad and inclusive debate about the issues of openness in the mobile environment. The goal of this panel is to discuss if a mobile platform can both be fully open and secure for all stakeholders involved. The panel will only discuss Android as it the most widely researched smartphone OS, with leading market share, and highly targeted by malware. We plan to discuss the gains, losses, and conflicts surrounding the Android's open, in source, yet closed, in the system, platform.

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SPSM '11: Proceedings of the 1st ACM workshop on Security and privacy in smartphones and mobile devices
October 2011
96 pages
ISBN:9781450310000
DOI:10.1145/2046614

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Published: 17 October 2011

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  1. android
  2. open software
  3. security

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