Mobile security vendor Lookout plans to start flagging as adware mobile apps that use aggressive ad networks if they don't obtain explicit consent from users before engaging in behavior that potentially invades privacy.

Mobile app developers face a huge challenge in keeping up with the fast-changing landscape of data privacy law. They got some tips Wednesday at a conference devoted to the topic in San Francisco.

The "NotCompatible" malware, designed to infect Android devices and turn them into unwitting Web proxies, is suddenly showing a sharp uptick in activity, according to mobile security vendor Lookout.

Google has removed nearly two dozen malware-infected apps from its official Android Market in the last several days, a security company said Sunday.

Today Lookout, best known for their mobile security apps, released a Honeycomb optimized version of their software.

A lot of the software written for Google's Android mobile phones falls short when it comes to user privacy and security.