08-12-2013, 08:18 PM
I will take the dire warnings of a company that sells security software with a grain of salt. I mean, its not like they would have anything to gain by scaring people into buying security software or anything.
Yeah, the openness of android makes it a bit more dangerous. If you want to strip yourself of choice in order to cower in fear about the big bad world rather than take some common sense precautions, then by all means use IOS, and also live in a germ free room never leaving your house as well.
Google play has a bit of malware, hardly ubiquitous and most people never run into it. The vast majority of the unverifiable numbers comes from the fact that there are about 500 different app stores for Android, many abroad, that most people who use Android will never see. Certainly nothing worrisome about paying a premium to use a "safe" store with limited options bundled with a sub-par os. (Or, god forbid a grossly overpriced mini-tablet with shitty resolution).
Yeah, the openness of android makes it a bit more dangerous. If you want to strip yourself of choice in order to cower in fear about the big bad world rather than take some common sense precautions, then by all means use IOS, and also live in a germ free room never leaving your house as well.
Google play has a bit of malware, hardly ubiquitous and most people never run into it. The vast majority of the unverifiable numbers comes from the fact that there are about 500 different app stores for Android, many abroad, that most people who use Android will never see. Certainly nothing worrisome about paying a premium to use a "safe" store with limited options bundled with a sub-par os. (Or, god forbid a grossly overpriced mini-tablet with shitty resolution).