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On Location (and Other Sensitive) Data

Written on Dec, 23, 2013 by ceo | No comments yet

Installing apps, Android in this case, is at times a bit of WTF. It shouldn’t have to, but it is. The amount of personal information that some apps gather can be extreme. This concern is especially true after Google removed the very necessary…

Android App Ops WAS a Step Forward

Written on Dec, 16, 2013 by ceo | 1 comment

Android App Ops is no more… Two weeks after I wrote Android App Ops is a Step Forward, Google has disabled/removed the permission manager. After the Android 4.4.2 update, invoking the App Ops app results in a RuntimeException. The R.I.P. permission manager, a…

Android App Ops is a Step Forward

Written on Nov, 27, 2013 by ceo | No comments yet

Update Dec/15/2013: Two weeks after I wrote this piece below, Google removed App Ops… See Android App Ops *WAS* a Step Forward, and stay tuned. One of Android’s top limitations, one that totally drives me nuts, is its security model, in particular the…

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Technologist & software development leader. Tech Author. Built Space Shuttle software & innovated at Amazon. Passionate about space, science & tech. I have a deep background in web and mobile application development. I combine technical expertise with strategic leadership to align initiatives with wider business objectives. Additionally, I'm a published author of two books on mobile development and hold six granted patents. I am a member of the Association for Computing Machinery and the Internet Society.