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> Whether those numbers are true Wow, hold on cowboy. If you’re going to insinuate stuff, you better come packing with some sources. > malware on Android can

> Whether those numbers are true Wow, hold on cowboy. If you’re going to insinuate stuff, you better come packing with some sources. > malware on Android can generally do a lot less damage than on other systems (first of all because Android is not used for servers and workstations). I suppose that depends on your definition of damage. Considering most of the trojanized apps consist of banking apps that subsequently drain their victims’ accounts, I’d say that’s pretty damaging.

g-b-r 3y ago
Cheking that report requires reading all Nokia's terms, so forgive me for not having done so yet Unless you're the author of the report, though, I wasn't insinuating anything about you. -- Online banking is usually accessible through browsers on any system
- justinclift 3y ago
  > Online banking is usually accessible through browsers on any system While that's true, you said mobile Android "can do less damage". That doesn't really seem to be the case though, due to people (commonly) installing their banking apps on their mobile phones with full access. (yeah, ugh!)
  - g-b-r 3y ago
    I said «malware on Android can generally do a lot less damage than on other systems» ! Since online banking is available on all systems, however bad a compromise of it might be it would be just as bad on smartphones than on the other systems, no..? And by the way installing a banking app is (generally) a voluntary choice. There's no need for banking apps to exist, and for that existence to dictate that smartphones need to dumbed down so much and have all these limits.
    - 8n4vidtmkvmk 3y ago
      My banking app can NFC scan my credit card to verify I'm in physical possession of it. Don't think a web app can do that. Correct me if I'm wrong
    - justinclift 3y ago
      So, mobile android malware can do the same amount of damage as other systems then? ;)
      - g-b-r 3y ago
        I think we have different ideas about algebra ;)
        justinclift 3y ago
        True. You keep on saying "can do a lot less than" but then there are examples of that not being the case. :)
        g-b-r 3y ago
        I was referring to the sum of things that can be done

g-b-r 3y ago

Cheking that report requires reading all Nokia's terms, so forgive me for not having done so yet Unless you're the author of the report, though, I wasn't insinuating anything about you. -- Online banking is usually accessible through browsers on any system

justinclift 3y ago
> Online banking is usually accessible through browsers on any system While that's true, you said mobile Android "can do less damage". That doesn't really seem to be the case though, due to people (commonly) installing their banking apps on their mobile phones with full access. (yeah, ugh!)
- g-b-r 3y ago
  I said «malware on Android can generally do a lot less damage than on other systems» ! Since online banking is available on all systems, however bad a compromise of it might be it would be just as bad on smartphones than on the other systems, no..? And by the way installing a banking app is (generally) a voluntary choice. There's no need for banking apps to exist, and for that existence to dictate that smartphones need to dumbed down so much and have all these limits.
  - 8n4vidtmkvmk 3y ago
    My banking app can NFC scan my credit card to verify I'm in physical possession of it. Don't think a web app can do that. Correct me if I'm wrong
  - justinclift 3y ago
    So, mobile android malware can do the same amount of damage as other systems then? ;)
    - g-b-r 3y ago
      I think we have different ideas about algebra ;)
      - justinclift 3y ago
        True. You keep on saying "can do a lot less than" but then there are examples of that not being the case. :)
        g-b-r 3y ago
        I was referring to the sum of things that can be done