Google is asking the security community to make sure its Android operating system remains safe. In a post on Full Disclosure, the Android Security Team writes: “As you may expect, building and maintaining a secure mobile platform is a difficult task… While we have found and fixed many of our own bugs as well as flaws in other open source projects, we realize that the discovery of additional security issues in a system this large and complex is inevitable. That is why we would like to introduce ourselves today and let the security research community know how they can reach out and work with us.”
This seems like a good move, as it’s likely to create goodwill in the security community, and it’s probably better than keeping Android behind closed doors. Security experts are asked to check the free Android SDK, the emulator and the security FAQ. There’s also an email address (security @ android.com) for tips and suggestions.
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