> Android, which is a privacy and security nightmare
Only if your only source of information about Android is WWDC keynotes.
But did Phil Schiller tell you about the Korean "malware" that was very quietly purged from App Store last week?
Only if your only source of information about Android is WWDC keynotes.
But did Phil Schiller tell you about the Korean "malware" that was very quietly purged from App Store last week?
Don't be silly. Google's own dashboard shows that the vast majority of devices are running old versions of Android with known security vulnerabilities:
https://developer.android.com/about/dashboards/index.html
Besides that, most likely >99% of the users are using a device with Google Play Services and other Google applications. It is no secret that Google mines pretty much all data available for advertising purposes (as outlined in their privacy policy).
Moreover, most Android devices use no or weak device encryption. The Google App Store has a rich history of applications slurping all kinds of data (though things will probably get better with fine-grained permissions).
And then we haven't even talked about Asian and American vendors that 'accidentally' install third party spyware:
https://www.cyberscoop.com/android-malware-china-huawei-zte-...
Both platforms can always do better of course, and should learn from each other. But to pretend device security hasn't been a genuine focus for Apple is blinkered.
I am not sure what you mean.
This comes up every time security discussed. But it is not as black as white as you think:
1. Security patches are separate from OS upgrades [1]. Many vendors incorporate security patches without upgrading the OS.
2. Many core Android components are upgraded via the store.
3. Google scans and remove bad apps from your device no matter Android version [3]
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[1] https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-06-01
[2] https://www.howtogeek.com/179638/not-getting-android-os-upda...
[3] https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/2812853?hl=en
Huw many iOS?