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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, September 11 2012 @ 06:51 PM EDT |
Not that it's not better than nothing...but this is why I am discussing and
thinking about an operating system in which those properties are solid
guarantees. If the app asks where you are, you can tell it you are at 1600
Pennsylvania Avenue, or you can get mad and kill it, depending on your mood.
As iPad user (somewhat older, but I was forced to upgrade the OS), I'm suprised
at a few things:
1) how slow swapping apps can be (example: Reading "Around the World in 80
Days", I need to look at a map to figure out where a few things are in
relationship to Calcutta, so bounce back and forth)
2) How poorly enforced the user interface guidelines are. My ibooks app crashes
occasionally, especially when stuff is downloading, the depiction of
"books" won't magnify (Steve Jobs help you if you download a PDF or
don't have your glasses on!)
2a) Don't get me started on what a cruddy interface is on the "Book"
store part of iTunes...it does not scale to even the tens of thousands of
available books.
3) How often the App Store demands passwords -- even for "free"
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, September 11 2012 @ 06:55 PM EDT |
> that app has no need to connect to the internet, therefore
> block all such communication!
> That app has no need of knowing my contact information list,
> completely block that!
> That app has no need of "knowing the state of my phone"
> so block that!
Android apps from the "Play" store do at least give you the
opportunity to know that they want to do those things, but
how does J. Random Luser go about "Blocking That!"?
There are some useful apps available via Google's market that ask
for outlandish liberties. I installed one such believing that my paranoid
state of perpetually running my phone with all but 2G phone turned off
would suppress its lust. As soon as I turned on WiFi for an innocent
data upload, this other app rang home for an update. Turning that off
was a journey down a rabbit's nest of menus...
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| Authored by: SpaceLifeForm on Tuesday, September 11 2012 @ 07:39 PM EDT |
Even Android has the issues you want to control.
The only way to have total control over Android is
to have a rooted device and you must be real familiar
with the OS environment in order to secure it better.
But, at least with Android, most *CAN* be rooted.
Compare to iPhone and winphone, and see how far you
can get making it secure from your perspective.
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