Mixed Signals: Analyzing Software Attribution Challenges in the Android Ecosystem. (arXiv:2211.13104v1 [cs.CR])

The ability to identify the author responsible for a given software object is
critical for many research studies and for enhancing software transparency and
accountability. However, as opposed to other application markets like iOS,
attribution in the Android ecosystem is known to be hard. Prior research has
leveraged market metadata and signing certificates to identify software authors
without questioning the validity and accuracy of these attribution signals.
However, Android app authors can, either intentionally or by mistake, hide
their true …

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