Re: Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
Ah and I have been invoked regarding Android in corporate.
I am with the federal government, not corporate. A very secure agency. We use the strictest BES configuration possible. No apps at all, no cloud storage. Can't even load the weather channel.
We do not use Android. I will not support Android in our agency and since I do have a certain level of influence I use it to keep our agency on BB. There is nothing that comes close to BES that is really available and which doesn't cost 3K per device. So BB on BES is what I support. There are sandboxed secure Android in projects similar to skunkworks at Edwards.
Now, Android is in DoD. Has been for quite a while. So is iOS. These are highly secure programs and you don't read about them because people who know don't discuss them. The more secure the project the greater the possibility of losing your job and no one who needs to pay bills will risk. So nothing about them in the media. And there has been no catastrophic leaks of information. There is a greater risk of someone's cover being blown through a vindictive ex or through ego a la Robert Hanssen than by an Android secure project being made vulnerable.
Personally, I have been using Android since the Atrix. Had two incidents of phishing through a live wallpaper. I have been careful since then. I don't do anything stupid like download unknown apps like this BetterTwitter or whatever crap. Going against conventional stereotypes, I don't pay games. My phones, including my Android, are things I use to help me manage my day.
So it is entirely possible to run an Android device safely. So I trust it with sensitive info or money? No. I play it safe because I knew the incidences of vulnerabilities are greater on Android. But I knew people who use Android for everything and they have not had one single problem.
So the hyperbole has got to stop.
There is so much trolling here is ridiculous. And if doesn't stand up to the stupid test. So to the fanatics on both sides, get real. There is very little in this world that is entirely one way or the other.
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Re: Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
Originally Posted by
bobauckland He listed 2 apps that I can see, Balloon game and BetterTwitter.
BetterTwitter doesn't seem to have ever existed.
Balloon game isn't on Play, and is cross referenced in one post brmiller made referring to a security website, and that malware has been argued to be adware rather than malware. Anyway it's not available now, for Android devices at least, although if the bar is still available it would still be a threat, only to BB10.
It's pointless to engage with him though, as reneebob pointed out, he actually believes his own **** so he can't even see the discussion anymore. It's a complete mental block.
He can't see that no one is arguing Android has problems, but at the same time there's plenty of people who get apps selectively and use Android for years without problems, and, if anything, BB10 is more vulnerable as sideloading opens up a huge can of worms for malware.
Best thing is to just ignore him as at this point the only way this can go is degenerating into personal insults and unfounded accusations.
I finally added him to ignore. Enough was enough.
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Re: Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
Originally Posted by
TgeekB Ditto.
I enjoy having intelligent conversations with people, even people with viewpoints different than mine. I've learned a lot on here from conversations like that. But when it gets to the point where they twist your words around just so they can make their point, I'm done.
There are three on my list.
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Originally Posted by
TgeekB As long as I'm not one of them....that would be tragic. It is people like you that bring something of substance to the conversations on CB that brings me back. It's how an old guy like me can learn about all this new technology and enjoy it just like everyone else. No scare tactics, no lying, just facts and honest opinion. That's the way it should be.
No love, not you. And thank you for the kind words.
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Re: Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
Originally Posted by
TgeekB Ditto.
I enjoy having intelligent conversations with people, even people with viewpoints different than mine. I've learned a lot on here from conversations like that. But when it gets to the point where they twist your words around just so they can make their point, I'm done.
Stop bullying me.
Re: Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
Originally Posted by
trelawrence Stop bullying me.
Stop. Touching. Me. Or. I'll. Tell. Mum.
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Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
All mobile OS's have malware, including BlackBerry.
I've personally installed an app on bbry through AppWorld that was malware.
Be aware of what you install and who its from.
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Re: Android has most malware, BlackBerry least...
Originally Posted by
kbz1960 Well................ I never
I know.....:(
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