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Originally Posted by GreenMonkey
Malware appears in the Apple store also. But let's say Android malware is out of control (I've personally never heard of anyone getting any installed).
Even if so, it's the price you pay for a more open marketplace.
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This basically. You can't have the freedom to download apps from wherever and *not* have more malware. You just can't. And a lot of people are okay with the increased risk because of the increased freedom. But they go together.
(And there has been no malware in the wild in the Apple store, as far as I can tell. But you can probably never be 100% safe.)
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Present in the iphone 4S also. Don't blame android for carrier shenanigans. Sounds like it was overblown anyway.
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It was in the 4, not the 4S. But it was something you had to opt-in to and it didn't log keystrokes. But, yeah, overall it's looking like the CiQ thing may have been overblown - while the HTC *did* log keystrokes, including passwords, it looks like it never sent them anywhere.
But all in all I'm happy whenever consumers assert themselves against this kind of privacy invasion - even if the invasion turns out to be more of a theoretical possibility. It dissuades companies from trying to push the boundaries further. At least for a couple of weeks. :-(