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Some have characterized the Android Marketplace as a “Wild West”, because
Google doesn’t exert the same strict control that Apple does over its i-
thingy apps.

One solution is to stick to Apple, and hope that it remains trustworthy.

Another solution is to be able to check on what apps are doing on your
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promises to achieve.