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| Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, May 24 2013 @ 06:42 PM EDT |
Note that I did not describe any Android malware as 'viruses'.
The exploits in the OS are usually used for good. If there's
potential for evil they don't get out the door from Google.
As for the apps that ask to steal your passwords, etc,
neither you nor I, nor Google can prevent stupid, and yet
stupid is without doubt a vulnerability. Whether there's
more stupid using Android than iOS is an interesting question.
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Friday, May 24 2013 @ 10:35 PM EDT |
>They are programs that ASK you for permission to install...
There are/were programs on Google Play that did not request
permission to do some of the things that they did.
Once one installs software from places other than Google Play,
the odds of the program requesting all of the specific permissions
they need, drop considerably.
Regardless, the security vulnerability is when permissions are
requested for things that the program has no legitimate need to
do. For example, the Bible study program that requires the GPS
location when starting up. Or the eBook reader that requires
access to the contact list. Or the Bible Study program that needs
to access BlueTooth. Or the text editor that requires an active
Internet connection.
I really wish it was easier to locate FLOSS in the Android app
stores. I've given on finding any FLOSS in any app store run by
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- android floss - Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 26 2013 @ 12:32 PM EDT
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| Authored by: Anonymous on Saturday, May 25 2013 @ 10:30 AM EDT |
In the end, that's where the real money is....phishing ....
However, I think PJ will agree that if I want to turn on my cofeemaker or
Full-sized TV or my lights or my thermostat from a phone I purchased, the
phone or tablet should not actively prevent an app from getting appropriate
permission from an end user to emit the correct signals.
However, I see the problem as more fundamental:
Operating Systems ASSUME, by default, that Apps are not malicious and
cannot be made malicious, and fail to allow users to discover this easily
and take control when that happens.
(Christenson)
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