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Your desktop does not have much private data (other than your files, which reputable programs don't scan without reason). Your phone has your location, your act
by cblconfederate 5y ago
Your desktop does not have much private data (other than your files, which reputable programs don't scan without reason). Your phone has your location, your activity status, your phonebook, which 99.9% of people cannot spoof
- Nextgrid 5y ago> Your desktop does not have much private data (other than your files, which reputable programs don't scan without reason) Disagreed. It's not just about files; once you run an untrusted binary on a desktop it will typically be able to capture your screen, keyboard input, etc. It doesn't need to be in a file for malicious software to be able to pick it up. In contrast, mobile applications typically run within a sandbox where short of an OS/kernel exploit there is no way for the app to access anything else but its own data (besides a very limited subset like photos, etc that you still have to authorize explicitly).
- judge2020 5y ago'Files' includes %appdata%, which is often a bunch of secrets like browser cookies or authentication keys.