A report from mobile security software maker SMobile Systems claims that as much as 20% of third-party apps in the Android Market grant access to private or sensitive data. SMobile analyzed 48,694 applications, or about 68% of all applications available for download, noting that one in every five applications requests permission to access private or sensitive information that an attacker could use for malicious purposes. This means that the Android OS could be the new “MS Windows” in terms of security loopholes.
Guess which Korean cell phone manufacturers use Android?
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All of them now?
What’s this I heard about the new Galaxy S phone not able to download games on Android?
Veritas. http://androidpimps.com/games/south-korea-bans-all-games-from-android-market/
What a good idea. Actually, the government should censor more than it does. For example, imagine how nice everyone would sound if every word that came out of our mouths needed to be passed by a ratings board that, would certainly not be politically or economically influenced. Privacy is no concern, of course, so when speaking in public you should be required to give your name and personal ID number.
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