iPhone owners dont need to worry about all those things.
nice mentioning an article from 2008. the app was removed from the App store. and by the way, this Android hole stole contact lists, text messages,etc.
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SECURITY ALERT: Android wallpaper app that steals your data was downloaded by million
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iPhone owners dont need to worry about all those things.
nice mentioning an article from 2008. the app was removed from the App store. and by the way, this Android hole stole contact lists, text messages,etc.
I've always thought wallpaper apps are just a waste of space. I've never downloaded any of those for my iPhone or my Droid when I could just download them from a wallpaper site.
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2008 or not, it happened and didn't we recently have an app approved that let people use their phones internet connection tethered to their computer?
Why didn't apple stop that from happening before approving it?
Apple's system is tighter, but mistakes can happen even on their side too.
dogie678 said:
2008 or not, it happened and didn't we recently have an app approved that let people use their phones internet connection tethered to their computer?
Why didn't apple stop that from happening before approving it?
Apple's system is tighter, but mistakes can happen even on their side too.
ChazUK said:
This crap is more likely to happen on android phones because android Is INSECURE.
Rogue apps are pulled out of Apples app store right away.
This android spyware was downloaded millions of times, and if it weren't for hackers presenting this in some hacker con Google wouldn't even know this spyware
existed.
Buzzword Bingo!
INSECURE! Rogue!! Spyware!!! Hacker!!!!
Dial down the FUD a bit and wait for more details. Let Google, you know, "investigate".
As is iOS, proven by the folks who made Handy Light and tethering possible on the iPhone..
meh, if this really did happen to the degree that is reported to have happened then the end result is google will monitor apps for security issues, that's it.
Google won't censor apps like apple does. the only time something will get rejected of removed is if there is an actual problem, not like how apple will reject or remove an app for any arbitrary reason (ie - steve jobs said no).
Google won't censor apps like apple does. the only time something will get rejected of removed is if there is an actual problem, not like how apple will reject or remove an app for any arbitrary reason (ie - steve jobs said no).
I couldn't agree more. I hope he doesn't believe the App Store is infallible. Considering how easily a teenager manged to place Handylight on the store, who's to say others might not manage to sneek in some slightly malicious software? I'm all for Googles "open market" approach, and users should take into consideration what resources the app will require as listed when installed.
With the app approval process, they shouldn't get in in the first place and no, they are only pulled once someone finds out they are malicious.
Are you fawking serious? That's the purpose of the app. It didn't steal anything you clicked that option for it to do that. I use the app all the time and that's an option to backup data to online or SD. Stop trying to make things up. What's worst is Iphone owners getting money taking out of their bank account from unknown purchases on Itunes.
That's conjecture. You don't know what Google might do. They did a pretty good job of censoring the WHOLE web in China.
As is iOS, proven by the folks who made Handy Light and tethering possible on the iPhone..
yes, but remember that app was removed soon after it was released.
this android app has been downloaded by MILLIONS of people. It is not comparable.
The point is, Android is far less secure than the Appstore in every single way, so there are probably hundreds of apps on android that do exactly the same thing.
I dont want some guy in china reading my text messages thank you very much!
It wasn't Apple that caught it, the app author himself outed the hidden feature, Apple then removed it. So, who knows, there might be a multitude of apps in the App Store that might do this kinda of thing.
Google will remove it once they find it malicious.
The HandyLight app is incomparable, it was a simple tethering app (not a private info grabber) and unlike Android, apps cannot run background tasks or anything to grab any data as it is limited. I'm glad it's the case now.
I find it Ironic that this is not on any of the big name tech blogs yet but if this was on the iPhone you'd be hearing on everysite and ESPN.
Exactly. It is pretty funny no one posted this. This is MASSIVE.
How did you come to know that? Hindsight is 20/20 and all that jazz. Apple didn't catch it, so who knows what they are missing?
How did you come to know that? Hindsight is 20/20 and all that jazz. Apple didn't catch it, so who knows what they are missing?
Uhhh because all the Android fanboys were slating the iPhone for not being able to run any tasks not accepted by Apple?
As everyone has said, when it's Apple, the story is 1000x Exaggerated, but when it's somebody else, Nothing happens.
I'm not saying iOS is completely secure, but Apple polices their OS while Google plays no part really, the dangers of having a truly 'Open' OS. I hope i'm not coming across as an Apple Fanboy/Hater, I personally don't like Android, but I'm sure it suits some people's needs very well.
How did you come to know that? Hindsight is 20/20 and all that jazz. Apple didn't catch it, so who knows what they are missing?
Why are you even still in this forum? I mean all your posts are just against the iPhone and pro android? I mean bored much?
