Google throws 'kill switch' on Android phones

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Automatically deletes more than malware-infected apps downloaded by users
oogle made the move to erase malware-infected applications that users had downloaded from the Android Market, the company's official e-store.

Last Wednesday, Google removed more than 50 infected apps published by three different developers from its marketplace, but didn't trigger automatic uninstalls until several days later.

In many cases, the malicious apps were bogus versions of legitimate programs that had been recompiled to include malware, or as a Symantec researcher said last week, "Trojanized."

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Google has thrown the Android app "kill switch" only once before: In June 2010, it yanked a pair of apps it said were published by a security researcher, who "intentionally misrepresented their purpose in order to encourage user downloads."

In that case, however, the apps were not designed to be used maliciously, and did not request permission to access private data.
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Honestly, so long as they use the "kill switch" responsibly, I consider it good.