Fragmentation Leads To Android Insecurities

Rick Zeman writes "The Washington Post writes about how vendor fragmentation leads to security vulnerabilities and other exploits. This situation is '...making the world's most popular mobile operating system more vulnerable than its rivals to hackers, scam artists and a growing universe of malicious software' unlike Apple's iOS which they note has widely available updates several times a year. In light of many companies' Bring Your Own Device initiatives 'You have potentially millions of Androids making their way into the work space, accessing confidential documents,' said Christopher Soghoian, a former Federal Trade Commission technology expert who now works for the American Civil Liberties Union. 'It's like a really dry forest, and it's just waiting for a match.'"

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Re:Fragmentation

[TheGratefulNet]

(modded insightful? where? why?)

yes, google is at fault, not the vendors. they bundled hardware and os too much and this is the result. fragmentation, HERE, means that 'this hardware is too old, waaaah!' and they abandon it for security updates, app updates, feature updates (that don't require snazzy new hardware).

they simply did a lazy and poor job. go ahead, mod me down. but its still true. the way android is structured, they abandon stuff way too early and for the lamest of reasons.

its not 'just complaining'. if you think so, you are more deluded than those you are complaining about.

Ahh, the call of the arrogant hacker

[SuperKendall]

I just love the idea that since you are protected every other Android user can just go to hell - it doesn't matter, your phone works!

Stupid ignorant LUsers, right? Ha Ha, watch them burn.

I love the idea of bringing all the foibles of the PC era forward into the realm of mobile to screw over a new generation of innocent tech users.