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Topic: Google working on a Java Bitcoin client? Could be big? (Read 2282 times)

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A wallet interface that supports encryption is being developed for bitcoinj as we speak.
When it is finished it will support use cases like two factor authentication and per account encryption.
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I could vary likely be wrong, but I'm thinking android apps do have a place they can put data that is just for them. there are seemingly allot of risks involved but id certainly hope that if such were possible the dev making it wouldn't be that dumb. I think we need a expert programmer for android apps to give a answer on this.

Data saved to the internal phone memory is restricted to that particular app and cannot be accessed by other apps (barring exploits, root access, etc.). Data saved to the SD card can be accessed by anyone.
Eri
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I could vary likely be wrong, but I'm thinking android apps do have a place they can put data that is just for them. there are seemingly allot of risks involved but id certainly hope that if such were possible the dev making it wouldn't be that dumb. I think we need a expert programmer for android apps to give a answer on this.
XIU
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this is hilarious. storing bitcoin wallet on windows where any app can steal it.

+1
legendary
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May Bitcoin be touched by his Noodly Appendage
this is hilarious. storing bitcoin wallet on windows where any app can steal it.
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this is hilarious. storing bitcoin wallet on android where any app can steal it.

Proof?
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this is hilarious. storing bitcoin wallet on android where any app can steal it.
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Google engineers have 20% of their time free to work on any new/existing projects they like. (I belive Gmail was born this way.)
So it just happen that one of them like Bitcoins and start developing the client on his own.
legendary
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The bitcoin android app released yesterday is based on bitcoinj.  They were both created by Google developers.

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.bitcoinandroid
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when does the line get crossed?
When do we "cease" to be Google?
legendary
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Strength in numbers
it's not google working on it
they just host the code

recently there was a onlyonetv-show with the swiss founder about bitcoinj and its implementation webcoin

"Google" isn't working on it, but a Google employee is working on it during paid time they have for independent projects. So it's not just code hosting.
legendary
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Just read the links from legion050... Roll Eyes
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Although for some reason the project logo is Google and the project is tagged with 'Google' Huh
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Oh! Oh! and look at the porn spider they are working on: pr0nbot.

 Grin
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Today I found this.
Maybe some of you knew it already but I didn't...

I find it interesting to know that a part of Google is working on this project!
Google can turn things into gold, just by touching it Wink

http://code.google.com/p/bitcoinj/

http://forum.bitcoin.org/?topic=4236.0
And
http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=23379.0
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it's not google working on it
they just host the code

recently there was a onlyonetv-show with the swiss founder about bitcoinj and its implementation webcoin
legendary
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Waves | 3PHMaGNeTJfqFfD4xuctgKdoxLX188QM8na
Today I found this.
Maybe some of you knew it already but I didn't...

I find it interesting to know that a part of Google is working on this project!
Google can turn things into gold, just by touching it Wink

http://code.google.com/p/bitcoinj/
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