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Is there a reason to believe that mobile ecosystem is more unsafe than the desktop ecosystem? I would argue it the other way round. On mobile (Android or iOS),
by eh78ssxv2f 9y ago
Is there a reason to believe that mobile ecosystem is more unsafe than the desktop ecosystem?
I would argue it the other way round. On mobile (Android or iOS), apps have much fewer permissions compared to on desktop. e.g., one app can't look into the data of the other app. On desktop, it is possible to write a binary which steals user cookies (e.g., https://github.com/rash2kool/cookie_stealer https://github.com/rash2kool/cookie_stealer). For all purposes, the binary would be legitimate, and no antivirus or OS APIs would mark the binary as bad.
However, on mobile, one app can't peek into the private data of the other app. So, the Uber app can't peek into my browser cookies.
- codedokode 9y agoI think using a smartphone for banking is very dangerous: - banks often use phone (for example, SMS) as a second factor for authentication, for example to confirm transactions. Compromising a phone thereforer provides full access to your account. Some banks even allow to perform payments by sending SMS without logging in. - many phones do not receive security updates in time. And those updates close only public vulnerabilities. - while Android has good permission system, many apps have a very wide set of permissions, including permission to read or send SMS messages, or permission to use accessibility functions, so compromising such an app can also be enough.