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Counterpoint 1: For security savvy people it would seem to be more reasonable to choose a platform with steady security updates. Counterpoint 2: There are much
by AnonymousPlanet 5y ago
Counterpoint 1: For security savvy people it would seem to be more reasonable to choose a platform with steady security updates.
Counterpoint 2: There are much more Android devices with outdated versions of Android with known security bugs around than similar iOS devices.
Maybe you just don't need the big guns for most Android phones, so you will find them only on the harder targets.
- schleck8 5y agoCounter Counterpoint 1: AOSP gets a security update per month and system component updates through the Playstore https://source.android.com/security/bulletin https://source.android.com/security/bulletin Counter Counterpoint 2: You are right
- AnonymousPlanet 5y ago> Counter Counterpoint 1: AOSP gets a security update per month and system component updates through the Playstore Sadly, I don't think that's very relevant. There are countless Android phones in daily use that won't get any security update ever again (mostly because of bad update policies of OEMs). The story is different for iOS. I wouldn't be surprised if that alone makes a difference in statistics in so far as that a random Android phone you encounter is less likely to be so secure to warrant the use of big guns like Pegasus, compared to your random iPhone. And that is regardless of how secure an up to date Android is. So I think the statistics in the article is less due to Android vs iOS security, but more a reflection of update policies.
- zibzab 5y agoI think you are ignoring how much Android security has improved in the past 3-4 years. Core libraries (where historically the biggest security bugs have been found, see for example stagefreight) plus all core applications (e.g. Web browser, email client) are now updated from the store.