Thread: walled garden not so bad after all..
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Old 07-29-2010, 11:47 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by Roger Parkinson View Post
If I understood the story correctly the app asked permission to access the information and the user gave permission. I haven't spent enough time on Android yet but Unix and Linux generally work that way. You don't run apps as root and you can protect stuff from apps that don't have access rights. I'd rather rely on a solid operating system, and I'd expect both the iPhone OS and Android to be similar.
A little more clarification on Engadget (the walled garden isn't as safe as you are led to believe):

http://www.engadget.com/2010/07/29/l...ps-you-may-ha/
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