Privacy Invasion!

So last week I created a Prezi describing a breach in security for the Google's Android Marketplace. It is estimated that about 50 applications were affected by malware known as DroidDream. The malware carried the capability to send sensitive information from infected phones to remote servers. Obviously, this was a major invasion of people's privacy. However, Google took quick action once the malware was discovered by the smartphone security company, Lookout. The first thing Google did was identify the users responsible for uploading the infected applications and discovered that the developers used the names Kingmall2010, Myournet, and we20090202. After they identified the developers and the applications, Google quickly removed the applications from the marketplace. Since the applications were downloaded by many users and not all of them could be notified of the breach, Google began remotely removing the applications from phones after several days. While they appear to have the breach under control, it raised a big question to me: If Google can remotely access and alter data on your phone, how do we know that they are not invading our privacy? While this question may cause a lot of concern for some people, I personally choose to trust Google, because I don't see a motive for them to put their business in jeopardy like that. It is very interesting to thing about, though.