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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…

About Carlos Enrique

I’m a technologist, systems thinker, and software leader with experience spanning mission-critical Space Shuttle software, mobile and embedded platforms, large-scale distributed systems, and applied AI/ML. My career has spanned organizations such as NASA, IBM, Alcatel-Lucent, Amazon, high-growth startups, and now SHI International.

I focus on building resilient technology, scalable systems, and high-performing engineering teams for real-world environments, where complexity, scale, and decision quality directly shape outcomes. I’m the author of two books on mobile development, hold six granted patents, and stay active in the professional community, including helping establish ACM Austin as a co-organizer.

I write about technology, systems, leadership, decision-making, and the discipline required to build software and organizations that scale and endure.