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| big_D wrote: As Charlie Miller proved, the same Applies for iOS... | |
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You've rather missed the point I was trying to make.
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| Quote: If Apple's vetting process doesn't notice malware, how much is on iOS? | |
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I specifically didn't mention iOS as a comparison because I didn't think that was really the issue, the point was as a polite reminder that the stuff is out there, because it's easy to fall into bad habits. iOS actually has nothing to do with this.
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| Quote: I always use the same rules for all platforms (Windows, OS X, iOS, Android and Linux), only download from a name you know, always download directly from the source, if possible (App Stores make that next to impossible, at least Android lets you side load from a reputable source). | |
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John Gruber - usually not a man to defend Android in any way - makes a similar point; in his words
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| Quote: The question should not be whether malware for Android exists, but whether it’s a real problem for typical Android users. If you shop for and install apps only from, say, Google’s own Android Market and Amazon’s Appstore, how likely are you to encounter it? If you went out and examined 1000 Android phones in the real world, how many of them would have some sort of malware on them? Those are the questions that matter, and this report doesn’t answer them. | |
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However even the most careful person can be careless once in a while, so a gentle reminder does no harm. Unless someone wants to turn into yet another iOS vs Android scuffle.
Jon
