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Yeah, it's not like the hundreds of vulnerabilities you can find on Android phones. Here's the latest.

"Firefox For Android Can Be Tricked Into Automatically Downloading And Executing Malicious Code"

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/09/11/security-firefox-for...

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Alternate headline... "Firefox For Android can download files". The standard UI comes up as it would for any app install.

hey you don't have to convince me.

"U.S. Government Issues Warning About Security on Android Phones"

http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/08/28/u-s-government-issu...

That has nothing to do with Firefox properly downloading files. Your link has to do with a security bulletin regarding out of date Android devices being vulnerable to attacks.

pick one Android vulnerability out of a hundred.

That's not exactly a fair comparison, Firefox is a third party app whereas this lock screen vulnerability is part of iOS itself.

pick one out of hundreds of android vulnerabilities.

Totally, but in a comparison of vulnerabilities it is much different to compare flaws in apps versus the default software included in the system. The former is a vulnerability to a very small percentage of users whereas the latter applies to literally every device. It also relies heavily on the App store acceptance policies, the ability to install apps not through the app store, and the competence of the developers making those apps.

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