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These type of stories are up voted without being read because, despite intimations that iOS users are hipsters, the real hipsters are people who use Android bec
by happyscrappy 12y ago
These type of stories are up voted without being read because, despite intimations that iOS users are hipsters, the real hipsters are people who use Android because of some imaginary freedom. Most Android users don't care about fake hipster stances and just want a cheap phone. They are not willing to pay for security and they have none as any moderately talented hacker can own an Android easily even if the user only uses apps from Google's walled garden due to carrier foolishness. Pretty sad to see HN so taken in by this nonsense.
- rahimnathwani 12y agoHow could a cracker own my Android? I bought an unsubsidised Moto E. It has no carrier bloatware, and prompts me when there is a new version of firmware available. If it's not rooted, and I only install apps from Google Play, what are the known attack vectors?
- djrogers 12y agoThe answer is in the question: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2099421/report-malwareinfected-android-apps-spike-in-the-google-play-store.html http://www.pcworld.com/article/2099421/report-malwareinfecte...
- rahimnathwani 12y agoThe definition of malware in that article is quite broad, and includes apps which are just 'collecting and sending GPS coordinates'. Even if one of the apps I've installed from Google Play is malware (by the definition in the article) it doesn't mean my phone is 'owned'. An attacker can't run arbitrary code on the device or get copies of my data or send texts pretending to be me.