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Nancy Young[_3_] Nancy Young[_3_] is offline
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Default [OT] iPhone "leaks like a sieve"

dsi1 wrote:

> My guess is that the dirty little secret about the Android OS is that
> it's a huge security risk with so many holes in it that I might have
> to find some other OS. The nasty habit of giving so much control to
> the apps has to be changed. A lot of the apps that come with the
> phone can't be deleted nor can it's settings be changed.


It's crazy, download this cute app! and you have no idea what
you're giving away in return.

> It's a total
> wild wild west out there in Android land. The shocking thing is that
> it appears that hardly anybody seems to be aware of these problems.
> My guess is that someday the shit will hit the fan. It's an awful
> shame that the price for thumbing our noses at Microsoft and Apple
> comes at such a high price.


Honestly, I don't think they're any different in this regard. At least,
not from what I've heard. I saw recently that the iPhone is keeping
track of everywhere you've been, creepy.

nancy