mike-h30 wrote on Tuesday, January 10, 2012:
“I think debate is a healthy thing, and bear you no animosity.”
Your tone suggests otherwise with use of words like “retarded” and “chew on all that.”
Anyway, the Slashdot story is no big deal. The access they are referring to is the same access India was publicly pressuring RIM to provide last year to remain in the Indian market under the auspices of national security. Many countries pressured RIM for such access to their email system and were provided it. I seriously doubt Apple gave India targeted access to spy on the US. That’s called treason. I don’t think Tim Cook wants to join Manning in prison.
As for Android being more secure, I doubt that as well. Don’t forget malware on Android is out of control versus basically none on iOS.
iOS Safer from Malware than Android, Security Firm Says.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/245380/ios_safer_from_malware_than_android_security_firm_says.html
“A new report from security firm McAfee finds mobile threats are on the rise, and iOS users seem to be much safer than Android fans.”
“The release of Ice Cream Sandwich, which seeks to unify a few of the previous Android releases into a single, more cohesive system, could actually make Android more vulnerable to attackers.”
Android Malware Explodes, iOS Remains Safe
http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2011/08/android-malware-explodes-ios-remains-safe/
“According to a report by antivirus software maker McAfee, Android is now the “most attacked mobile operating system,”
Interestingly, you’ll see that iOS doesn’t appear on the above chart at all. It seems like Android’s “open” nature is indeed open, in that anyone can put any software, including malware, on your phone.
there’s no way we should have to deal with this kind of crap on our mobile devices, especially as we have a lot more personal information on there than we do on our computers. It certainly makes a powerful argument for Apple’s conservative, controlled approach.”
Is Android becoming the Windows of mobile malware?
http://news.yahoo.com/android-becoming-windows-mobile-malware-230025981.html
“Although many security firms still characterize the threat of mobile malware as relatively low, it’s important to know that those firms are generally comparing the number of threats faced by Android and other mobile operating systems to the those faced by Windows — which is the absolute king of malware, assaulted by hundreds and even thousands of new trojans, worms, exploits, and variants every day. Saying a platform faces a low threat compared to Windows isn’t saying much at all.”
