Most of the angst and controversy surrounding Google s decision to remotely erase a benign application from a couple of hundred Android phones recently has centered just on the fact that Google has the ability to remotely install apps. But, as one security expert says, that may be a minor piece of the puzzle. The operation is done over SSL, a protocol that has been shown to be vulnerable to a number of attacks, including man-in-the-middle attacks. This could be a serious problem with the Android Market and other such mobile app stores: malicious, flawed or faulty applications slip through the cracks.
Source: https://threatpost.com/android-controversy-highlights-mobile-app-store-weaknesses-062910/74156/