title: Android: how to protect data in a SQLite database?
body: <p>I'm currently developing an Android game which saves data into a SQLite database. This is not really "sensitive" data, but I don't want users to be able to <strong>modify</strong> it (for obvious reasons of game balance, as it would be cheating). And it's quite easy to access and modify a SQLite db <strong>when your phone is rooted</strong> (there are plenty of applications for that in the market).</p>
  
  <p>So should I even worry about that, or consider users with a rooted phone can do whatever they want including cheating and that's their choice? Or could I somehow <strong>encrypt</strong> the data I don't want them to modify, or add a <strong>MD5 checksum</strong> or something similar?</p>
  
  <p>Another approach would be to abandon SQLite altogether and use some kind of binary files with game data.</p>
  
  <p>Please let me know if some of you already encountered similar issues, and what are the approaches you followed, as well as the "good practices" in the Android gaming development community.</p>
  
  <p>Thanks.</p>