Android security state of the union

Google has announcedthe issuing of alengthy report [PDF] on the state of Android security. "In 2014,the Android platform made numerous significant improvements in platformsecurity technology, including enabling deployment of full disk encryption,expanding the use of hardware- protected cryptography, and improving theAndroid application sandbox with an SELinux- based Mandatory Access Controlsystem (MAC). Developers were also provided with improved tools to detectand react to security vulnerabilities, including the nogotofail project andthe SecurityProvider. We provided device manufacturers with ongoingsupport for fixing security vulnerabilities in devices, includingdevelopment of 79 security patches, and improved the ability to respond topotential vulnerabilities in key areas, such as the updateable WebView inAndroid 5.0."