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>With the malicious apps installed, the developer was able to gain access to the customer’s IMEI and IMSI, product ID, model, partner, language, country, and us

>With the malicious apps installed, the developer was able to gain access to the customer’s IMEI and IMSI, product ID, model, partner, language, country, and userID. In a statement released by Google, they said it’s believed that only the IMEI was compromised. Number one, who cares. Number two, they were revoked and remote deleted. Number three, nothing about Apple's process actually ensures that this can't or doesn't happen. It may have some affect, but there have been mistakes made in Apple's store as well. I don't find the conclusion to be appropriate. "Most people just want to feel safe."? "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety."

TomOfTTB 16y ago
Number three, nothing about Apple's process actually ensures that this can't or doesn't happen. It may have some affect, but there have been mistakes made in Apple's store as well. We really don't know the specifics of Apple's process so you really can't say that. Also the author makes the point that he can't think of a malicious app that made it into Apple's app store and I agree with him on that. I can't think of anything either. If you can think of one than you should tell us otherwise you shouldn't say Apple's made similar mistakes.
- bradleyland 16y ago
  The situation is not unlike Apple's desktop platforms. Yes, OS X has a good security model (Unix style), but it's not impenetrable, as has been proven over and over again at events like pwn2own, yet there has never been a significant outbreak of OS X malware. The answer to the "why" question isn't clear.
- runevault 16y ago
  Considering Apple has removed apps after the fact for learning they had functionality they did not desire to be available (Camera+ using volume control for other things, or Yelp's special feature that was turned on via gestures or shaking or somesuch), there is 0 reason to believe they will catch outright malicious software.
ugh 16y ago
Meh, it’s only a phone and Apple is no government. I wouldn’t want my government to be run by Apple – and luckily they don’t. I’m ok with buying their phones. I’m more than happy to give up that particular freedom for that particular comfortableness and as long as there are viable alternatives – as long as iPhones aren’t the only smart phones I can buy – I see nothing whatsoever wrong with that position. But that’s rather beside the point. I think it is important that both Apple and Google have infrastructure in place to stop malware from ever reaching their stores and to remove it if it does. One of the reasons why Google I/O and Apple’s WWDC were both sold out within less than a day is that people love apps on mobile devices and I’m willing to speculate that the reasons for that are that apps are easy to install and delete, cheap and you can trust them. That last point is important. Malware is rare to non-existing in app stores, people consequently don’t have to think before installing (as they have to when downloading software from the web). They don’t have to fear software (as many do on the web).

TomOfTTB 16y ago

Number three, nothing about Apple's process actually ensures that this can't or doesn't happen. It may have some affect, but there have been mistakes made in Apple's store as well. We really don't know the specifics of Apple's process so you really can't say that. Also the author makes the point that he can't think of a malicious app that made it into Apple's app store and I agree with him on that. I can't think of anything either. If you can think of one than you should tell us otherwise you shouldn't say Apple's made similar mistakes.

bradleyland 16y ago
The situation is not unlike Apple's desktop platforms. Yes, OS X has a good security model (Unix style), but it's not impenetrable, as has been proven over and over again at events like pwn2own, yet there has never been a significant outbreak of OS X malware. The answer to the "why" question isn't clear.
runevault 16y ago
Considering Apple has removed apps after the fact for learning they had functionality they did not desire to be available (Camera+ using volume control for other things, or Yelp's special feature that was turned on via gestures or shaking or somesuch), there is 0 reason to believe they will catch outright malicious software.

ugh 16y ago

Meh, it’s only a phone and Apple is no government. I wouldn’t want my government to be run by Apple – and luckily they don’t. I’m ok with buying their phones. I’m more than happy to give up that particular freedom for that particular comfortableness and as long as there are viable alternatives – as long as iPhones aren’t the only smart phones I can buy – I see nothing whatsoever wrong with that position. But that’s rather beside the point. I think it is important that both Apple and Google have infrastructure in place to stop malware from ever reaching their stores and to remove it if it does. One of the reasons why Google I/O and Apple’s WWDC were both sold out within less than a day is that people love apps on mobile devices and I’m willing to speculate that the reasons for that are that apps are easy to install and delete, cheap and you can trust them. That last point is important. Malware is rare to non-existing in app stores, people consequently don’t have to think before installing (as they have to when downloading software from the web). They don’t have to fear software (as many do on the web).