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2021-06-19 Science & Technology

Android I Worse And More Dangerous Than Iphone For One Scary Reason, Apple Boss Reveals

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Posted by George Thomoter7875 2021-06-19 04:35|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 IIRC, the iPhones are assembled in China. No worries about hardware being compromised there right Tim?

Posted by Warthog 2021-06-19 07:11|| 2021-06-19 07:11|| Front Page Top

#2 In my opinion, any apple produce IS malware....so no thank you.

Posted by Silentbrick 2021-06-19 08:12|| 2021-06-19 08:12|| Front Page Top

#3 Suggested malware may simply be hookware for in-app purchases.

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Posted by Skidmark 2021-06-19 08:48|| 2021-06-19 08:48|| Front Page Top

#4 He means that only Apple Approved malware runs on the iphone. Where anything can be run on an android.
Google is far more 'woke' than Apple.
I use both and I view Apple as generally more 'secure' than Android but Android is more 'open'.
Apple did make that notification/opt-in change (i believe for tracking cookies) that has Big Tech so pissed off.
Apple has resisted demands from the Government to 'unlock' phones.

Posted by CrazyFool 2021-06-19 09:45|| 2021-06-19 09:45|| Front Page Top

#5 So I'm sitting at my computer last night and I get an e-mail telling me that my phone battery is about to run out and this message is coming from my phone (Samsung) security APP I installed.

Posted by crazyhorse 2021-06-19 23:05|| 2021-06-19 23:05|| Front Page Top

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