Is it not entirelly impossible that IP vendors, network providers, ISPs and hosting companies have already accumulated or say squattered enough 4byte IPs to take advantage of the upcoming IP shortage situation and are not rushing the much needed IPv6 hardware deployment as they should?

It's a codeword! Everybody knows dark siders run Vegas.

The only shaky security you can get on Android comes from the developer itself, check the source, check dev's website whether they are trust worthy or not, but given the market "open" approach this is a major problem. You bake the app, put it on the market, nothing is stopping you. The app can access a lot and can call home over the internet, so you are afraid for a good reason. Hopefully Google starts putting some fences and walls around this wild garden