Chapter 7. Exploring Security and Location-Based Services
In this chapter, we are going to talk about Android's application-security model and location-based services. Although the two topics are disparate, you need to understand security prior to working with location-based services.
The first part of the chapter discusses security, which is a fundamental part of the Android Platform. In Android, security spans all phases of the application lifecycle—from design-time policy considerations to runtime boundary checks. You'll learn Android's security architecture and understand how to design secure applications.
The second part of the chapter concerns location-based services. Location-based services comprise one of the more exciting pieces of the ...
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