What a weird way to make sense of data. How about: "100% of windows application can threaten privacy".
It exactly shows how good the android security system compared to other platforms really is. If you do not want a program accessing your short messages or location, don't install apps which ask for that permission. Articles like these are just written to get the readers attention, and can harm the platform. On Thu, Jun 24, 2010 at 7:00 AM, Chris - Diddo Team <[email protected]>wrote: > Reading > http://www.pcworld.com/article/199621/20_percent_of_android_apps_can_threaten_privacy_says_vendor.html?tk=hp_new > I can't help but feel cheated. > > Undoubtedly the report used permissions to determine the 'security' of > apps: the more dangerous permissions requested = more risk. > > Of course this makes sense, but the report is missing several key > points: > > 1) Android Installer presents these permissions to the user. When > installing iPhone apps, no listing of capabilities are shown. So > users are informed. > > 2) Just having the permissions doesn't mean the app can access the > data (ie the app can only get GPS data if gps is turned on by the > user) > > 3) Most apps allow these features to be turned off (ie location can > be disabled) > > 4) Many times the internet permission is used only for ads, so the > full danger of sharing/distributing this private data is blown > overboard. > > What do you think? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Android Discuss" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en.
