Delete security section
This FAQ (http://source.android.com/source/faqs.html) duplicates
information from http://developer.android.com/guide/faq/security.html .
Rather than having duplicate information in two places, let's
consolidate everything to the latter URL.
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tests.</p>
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-<h2>Security</h2>
-<h3 id="secure">Is Android secure?</h3>
-
-<p>The security and privacy of our users' data is of primary importance to the
-Android Open Source Project. We are dedicated to building and maintaining one
-of the most secure mobile platforms available while still fulfilling our goal
-of opening the mobile device space to innovation and competition.</p>
-
-<p>See the <a href="{@docRoot}devices/tech/security/index.html">Android Security
-Overview</a> for a comprehensive description of the Android security model and processes.</p>
-
-<p>Application developers play an important part in the security of Android.
-The Android Platform provides developers with a rich <a
-href="http://developer.android.com/training/articles/security-tips.html">security model</a>
-that allows them to request capabilities, or access, from users
-and define new capabilities other applications can request.
-The Android user can choose to grant or deny an application's request for
-certain capabilities on the handset.</p>
-
-<p>We have made great efforts to secure the Android platform, but it is
-inevitable that security bugs will be found in any system of this complexity.
-Therefore, the Android team works hard to find new bugs internally and responds
-quickly and professionally to vulnerability reports from external researchers.
-</p>
-
-
-<h3 id="issue">I think I found a security flaw. How do I report it?</h3>
-
-<p>You can reach the Android security team at <a
-href="mailto:security@android.com">security@android.com</a>. If you like, you
-can protect your message using our <a
-href="http://developer.android.com/security_at_android_dot_com.txt">PGP
-key</a>.</p>
-
-<p>We appreciate researchers practicing responsible disclosure by emailing us
-a detailed summary of the issue and keeping the issue confidential while
-users are at risk. In return, we will make sure to keep the researcher informed
-of our progress in issuing a fix. </p>
-
-
-<h3 id="informed">How can I stay informed about Android security?</h3>
-
-<p>For general discussion of Android platform security, or how to use
-security features in your Android application, please subscribe to <a
-href="http://groups.google.com/group/android-security-discuss">android-security-discuss</a>.
-</p>
-
-
-<h3 id="use">How do I securely use my Android phone?</h3>
-
-<p>Android was designed so you can safely use your phone without making
-any changes to the device or installing any special software. Android applications
-run in an Application Sandbox that limits access to sensitive information or data
-with the users permission.</p>
-
-<p>To fully benefit from the security protections in Android, it is important that
-users download and install software only from known sources.</p>
-
-<p>As an open platform, Android allows users to visit any website and load
-software from any developer onto a device. As with a home PC, users must be
-aware of who is providing the software they are downloading and must decide
-whether they want to grant the application the capabilities it requests.
-This decision can be informed by the user's judgment of the software
-developer's trustworthiness, and where the software came from.</p>
-
-
-<h3 id="malware">I think I found malicious software being
-distributed for Android. How can I help?</h3>
-
-<p>Like any other platform, it will be possible for unethical developers
-to create malicious software, known as <a
-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malware">malware</a>, for Android. If you
-think somebody is trying to spread malware, please let us know at <a
-href="mailto:security@android.com">security@android.com</a>. Please include as
-much detail about the application as possible, with the location it is
-being distributed from and why you suspect it of being malicious software.</p>
-
-<p>The term <i>malicious software</i> is subjective, and we cannot make an
-exhaustive definition. Some examples of what the Android security team believes
-to be malicious software is any application that:
-<ul>
- <li>uses a bug or security vulnerability to gain permissions that have not
- been granted by the user.</li>
- <li>shows the user unsolicited messages (especially messages urging the
- user to buy something).</li>
- <li>resists (or attempts to resist) the user's effort to uninstall it.</li>
- <li>attempts to automatically spread itself to other devices.</li>
- <li>hides its files and/or processes.</li>
- <li>discloses the user's private information to a third party, without the
- user's knowledge and consent.</li>
- <li>destroys the user's data (or the device itself) without the user's
- knowledge and consent.</li>
- <li>impersonates the user (such as by sending email or buying things from a
- web store) without the user's knowledge and consent.</li>
- <li>otherwise degrades the user's experience with the device.</li>
-</ul>
-</p>
-
-<h3 id="fixes">How do Android-powered devices receive security
-fixes?</h3>
-
-<p>The manufacturer of each device is responsible for distributing software
-upgrades for it, including security fixes. Many devices will update themselves
-automatically with software downloaded "over the air" (OTA), while some devices
-require the user to upgrade them manually.</p>
-
-<p>Google provides software updates for a number of Android devices, including
-the <a href="http://www.google.com/nexus">Nexus</a>
-series of devices, using an OTA update. These updates may include
-security fixes as well as new features.</p>
-
-<h3 id="directfix">Can I get a fix directly from the
-Android Platform Project?</h3>
-
-<p>Android is a mobile platform that is released as open source and
-available for free use by anybody. This means that there are many
-Android-based products available to consumers, and most of them are created
-without the knowledge or participation of the Android Open Source Project. Like
-the maintainers of other open source projects, we cannot build and release
-patches for the entire ecosystem of products using Android. Instead, we will
-work diligently to find and fix flaws as quickly as possible and to distribute
-those fixes to the manufacturers of the products through the open source project.</p>
-
-<p>If you are making an Android-powered device and would like to know how you can
-properly support your customers by keeping abreast of software updates, please
-contact us at <a
-href="mailto:info@openhandsetalliance.com">info@openhandsetalliance.com</a>.</p>
-<a href="#top">Back to top</a>