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And yet Apple's walled garden is stronger and hasn't had anywhere near the malware problem that Google's has? I don't understand your point. Privacy is where t
by _bxg1 7y ago
And yet Apple's walled garden is stronger and hasn't had anywhere near the malware problem that Google's has? I don't understand your point.
Privacy is where these companies' interests might not be aligned with users; when it comes to security, they very much are. It's just that for Google that's limited to their own services; they don't care so much when it comes to Android as a broader platform. But even then their interests are not not aligned with users. Just under-incentivized.
- UncleMeat 7y agoThis used to be true. But both Google and Apple release badware numbers and independent analysts do as well. Badware rates are similar on both stores and have been for several years. Play used to be considerably worse than the Apple store, but that is no longer the case. Being late to take security seriously has harmed google though, since this idea is now out there in the wild and keeps getting repeated regardless of the current evidence.
- Lammy 7y agoOf badware they know about. The linked article shows that isn't exactly a useful metric.
- UncleMeat 7y agoOf course it is of badware they know about. This is why 3rd party analyst reports are useful, since you get a second datapoint. This same issue is present for iOS too, so I don't see why it should lead us to believe that Play is worse.
- Darvon 7y agoWhy are you shilling for AAPL shareholders? All megacorps are regulated by the same lack of rules other than maximizing their limited liability profits.
- enjoyyourlife 7y agoWhat about Facebook's API? It is basically at the same level of malware as the apps mentioned in the article