laurenceOfSuburbia@lemmy.world to memes@lemmy.world · 1 day agoBecause Google cares about uslemmy.worldimagemessage-square63fedilinkarrow-up1597arrow-down110cross-posted to: aboringdystopia@lemmy.world
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minus-squareanamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 hour ago and like the idea that this system is more secure. *The false claim https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/labs/malicious-google-play-apps-bypassed-android-security
minus-squareforkDestroyer@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 hour agoI understand what you’re saying, but is it not comparatively harder to pass malicious programs into a walled garden (Play store restrictions) compared to being able to be downloaded without any checks?
minus-squareanamethatisnt@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-219 minutes agoYes and no, your average end user trust the Play Store and the promised security which is why an app once it’s inside can get millions of downloads. Compare this to trying to get your average user to a) trust your selfhosted app and b) succeed in installing it. Also, I can’t find a single malware that has used f-droid as it’s primary vector.
*The false claim
https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/labs/malicious-google-play-apps-bypassed-android-security
I understand what you’re saying, but is it not comparatively harder to pass malicious programs into a walled garden (Play store restrictions) compared to being able to be downloaded without any checks?
Yes and no, your average end user trust the Play Store and the promised security which is why an app once it’s inside can get millions of downloads.
Compare this to trying to get your average user to
a) trust your selfhosted app and
b) succeed in installing it.
Also, I can’t find a single malware that has used f-droid as it’s primary vector.