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>feet to the fire on the state of Android security, since it is truly a mess Specifically, by what metric are you calling it a mess? Certainly Apple devices ar
by sigmar 10y ago
>feet to the fire on the state of Android security, since it is truly a mess
Specifically, by what metric are you calling it a mess? Certainly Apple devices are a little more secure depending on your threat model (except for physical security, where Apple is a leader), but Android seems pretty secure if you stick to the play store. ASLR, ART runtime, sandboxing, safetynet, good tls stack, and a solid bug bounty program have lead to an pretty safe OS imo. Web browsers on the other hand...
- berberous 10y agoI was referring to the post that the parent linked to, which criticizes Google for letting the various Android partners get away with never shipping security updates. The latest Android on a Pixel phone may have good security, but not the majority of phones out there that are way out of date.