Anonymous Guy wrote: > While I can understand your opinion, I'll have to disagree.
You are welcome to do so. > Maybe the insecurity you refer to comes from the core values of the > OS? Android is pro-consumer and, therefore, anti-malware. This has side effects. > I don't know enough of Android to offer up an opinion, but I know > enough of the Blackberry OS to say that I've never heard of any > "malware" being installed that causes an issue, as there are avenues > of recourse and finding out who was directly responsible for anything > in the wild that was released. You mean like the email interceptor installed on Blackberries in the UAE last summer, one that perhaps used the very APIs you wish Android to have? http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8161190.stm http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2009/07/blackberry-spyware/ "A BlackBerry software upgrade in the Middle East that turned out to be an e-mail interception program was likely a buggy beta version of a U.S.-made surveillance product, according to an analyst who dissected the malicious code." > As it is, the most "secure" OS allows > email interception (and, imho, for good reason), which directly > refutes the reason you put forth as the reason you are "grateful for > this". You have a curious definition of "secure" considering the above incident. For me, the Blackberry incident is a fantastic example of the problem that I hope Android, Symbian, and/or Meego eventually resolve, by giving users options for using firmware that has been vetted by independent groups against such corporate- or government-sponsored interception. Hence, I don't care if there are "avenues of recourse", since whether or not those avenues are actually followed is determined by people with many more dollars and many more tanks than I have. In fact, this very issue is a large part of the reason why I'm helping out Android. -- Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy) http://commonsware.com | http://twitter.com/commonsguy _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 3.0 Available! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to android-developers@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to android-developers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
