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I'm not sure which solution is the better one, but consider the fact that on Android you can make tools like TaintDroid to spot the bad apps. Can you do the sam

by bobds 16y ago

I'm not sure which solution is the better one, but consider the fact that on Android you can make tools like TaintDroid to spot the bad apps. Can you do the same on an iPhone?

pietrofmaggi 16y ago
And you can do antivirus on PC, so virus and malware is not a problem, right? :-)
- bobds 16y ago
  It's a problem on both the Android and the iPhone platforms. On an open platform we can make tools to fix problems, instead of waiting for Google or Apple to do it for us.
  - pietrofmaggi 16y ago
    "On an open platform we can make tools to fix problems, instead of waiting for Google or Apple to do it for us." Who don't agree on this? But I can't think of my parents using such a tool, soo for them (and people like them) Apple's cured garden has some benefits: (from "Apple's App Store Review Guidelines:" http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/09/apples-app-store-review-guidelines-we-dont-need-any-more-far/ http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/09/apples-app-store-review-g...) 4. Location 4.1 Apps that do not notify and obtain user consent before collecting, transmitting, or using location data will be rejected Can this solve all the problems? no, I've seen to many computer user pressing "OK" "OK" "OK" buttons automatically without reading what was the message, but it's a first step. For people like you and me may be a lot better Android and the old "M-x butterfly": http://xkcd.com/378/ http://xkcd.com/378/ thanks for the chat
  - pietrofmaggi 16y ago
    BTW: “Curated” Doesn’t Necessarily Mean “Secure” http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1746346 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1746346