Comments on: Google’s Android Kill Switch

By: Google, looking like Apple, pulls tethering apps :: The Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:19:24 +0000

[...] I read the TOS, Google could use its kill switch to yank back even those apps downloaded from third-party websites, but I haven’t heard of [...]

By: NotTooBad

NotTooBad — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 15:30:12 +0000

Disturbing trend. Apple, definitely, want to keep things hermetically sealed (contrast with their 2004 commercial) yet openness advocates with they large commercial interests seem to change their minds at some point in the game.

Personally, I am willing to ditch any technology that is too restrictive.

By: Android’s security model and Wikipedia :: The Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:44:55 +0000

[...] replicated the iPhone’s App Store. There hasn’t been much protest about the Android kill switch, and people might well be okay with pulling apps that pose security problems from the Market [...]

By: Blogroll » Moving Towards Generativity

Blogroll » Moving Towards Generativity — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:22:49 +0000

[...] applications. Both phones are not entirely generative in that the companies have the right to terminate an application. However, developers for the Android do not need approval from Google whereas all iPhone apps are [...]

By: Moving Towards Generativity :: The Future of the Internet — And How to Stop It

Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:58:42 +0000

By: Bertil Hatt

Bertil Hatt — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:01:36 +0000

I’m surprised there is no reference to Open Source: isn’t the whole platform (to be) opened enough to identify it?

After Apple’s abuse, I certainly understand this can be frightening; I doubt it was in Apple’s or it will be Google’s interest to prevent a legitimate use, and I am positive that without central filtering, badware could use a control mechanism. I’d support a ’secure’ default, with a choice for more savvy users — but I’m not sure whether a black-hat hacker couldn’t patch that. A clarification of any ban would be needed, whatever is the platform.