On Mon, Aug 20, 2012 at 5:35 PM, Alexander Arnesen <[email protected]> wrote: > Is a malicious android keyboard a concern?
In principle, yes. > If you have an app that contains sensitive data-input, would it be a viable > option to develop/use an in-app keyboard to avoid the risk of a "bad" > third-party-keyboard? "Viable" is subjective. An "in-app keyboard" that only allows users to enter the letter 'Q' would not be viable, IMHO. A full keyboard that is navigable only by touchscreen may not be viable for blind users. And so on. > And how would this kind of malicious keyboard be treated in Google Play? > Would it be detected and removed? Hopefully. That is impossible for the community to answer. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://github.com/commonsguy http://commonsware.com/blog | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 4.0 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" 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-developers?hl=en
