One way it has tried to do this has been in taking an "anything goes" approach to screening applications for sale on its Android Market. Basically, Google itself doesn't screen any of the apps that go up on its store but rather relies on users to flag potentially malicious apps so they can be removed after they've already posted on the store.

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While this has led to a wide array of different apps available on the market, it has also predictably created some . The most high-profile problem came last week when from the Android Market that contained malicious code. With so many Android users exposed to risks, is it time for Google to change how it approves and monitors applications on its market? 

Scott Webster, the editor in chief for the popular Android Guys blog, says he'd like to see some upgrades to security on the market. "I would love to see them perhaps partner with a company like Lookout, ACG [or] McAfee and have a cleansing process," he says. "Perhaps a slight delay while the app gets approved and scrubbed ahead of hitting the market."

Webster also thinks that after a certain amount of time, Google could create a "white list" for certain developers who have shown to be reliable and whose apps have been entirely free of malware. Developers on this list would then be exempt from any waiting period to get their apps online and could go about their business just as they did before the DroidDream malware struck.