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Originally Posted by jswinden
And don't get me started on all the Android apps which do nasty things that eat your battery and compromise your cyber security. This is where Apple's closed system is actually helpful as Apple will reject apps that try to do these nasty things.
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Really? I think your apple-tinted glasses are clouding your judgement.
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Acting like a software version of a Transformer robot, a malware test app sneaked through Apple’s review process disguised as a harmless app, and then re-assembled itself into an aggressive attacker even while running inside the iOS “sandbox” designed to isolate apps and data from each other.
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Most of the malware problems come from the user installing apps from dodgy sites. Just a bit of common sense goes a long way towards preventing "surprises".