G+_Mike Lawrence Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 iOS is a security nightmare now. And it kinda has been that way for a while. http://blog.sawilson.org/2015/10/the-difference-between-ios-and-android.html?m=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Glenn Hoeppner Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 The fact that the author uses the word "apologists" demonstrates his slant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mark Stronge Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 Glenn Hoeppner the article links and plain, simple facts of the sheer number of vulnerabilities on iOS are not slanted. Showing which OS is more secure and less prone to attacks is not slanted. The simple reason for using the term "apologists" is because there is no other word that could accurately describe the slanted media reports with regards both stagefright, which has never been seen in the wild, and the ongoing infiltration of rogue iOS apps and the ability of all iPhones to install apps outside of the app store, with no security checks, and no warnings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Glenn Hoeppner Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 There is another word: biased. "Apologists" is a term the Android fanboys use to describe Apple fanboys. It's hard to say why the media reports on any one thing more than another. More often than not I would say that certain stories just gain momentum deserved or not. I suppose that one could argue that Android big are more important from a news standpoint, because Android is the most utilized OS and Google has issues getting vendors to get updates out to older hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dave Trautman Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 Love the hyperbole: "..It's the worst computer security incident in history..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Mark Stronge Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 I've been disappointed with Leo Laporte?? and the security now guy on the stagefright issue. They're talking about it like it's a real thing in the wild, and then go on to recommend iOS when it's the biggest hacked phone in history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Glenn Hoeppner Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 You guys are seeing what you want to see. How many Android phones has the press dubbed as iPhone killers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dave Trautman Posted October 13, 2015 Share Posted October 13, 2015 +Scott Wilson, you can’t have it both ways. Calling the writers out for “carrying water” and then using them to support your arguments. If we could agree on a reliable source of “facts” then there would be a place to begin the debate. But right now it’s who you thiink has the facts and who I think has the facts and we’ll likely never get past that. Business Insider is neither a reliable tech source nor a reliable security source (and there’s even question as to whether they are a reliable business source). If you really think all those tech writers are on the Apple payroll then I can say the same for the writers you link to. But - ultimately - it doesn’t matter. Even if what you claim turns out to be true, everyday people by the millions are enjoying their iPhone experience and paying for the privilege. Plenty of people love to call the rest of humanity fools. It’s been going on for centuries. I’m not in favour of one or another's company or device. But I don’t see what you seem to see. I see a lotta hot air being passed around like a water pipe of agreement, but still see no facts as you claim. 200 million possible hacked users in a particular country means absolutely nothing until those 200 million delete the app or switch to another service. Until I hear that report, then it’s mostly just wild speculation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G+_Dave Trautman Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Scott Wilson you've fallen into your own assumptions hole. My Linux use, notwithstanding, I still keep up with the doings of mobile systems. What is interesting to me is the repetition of the assumptions about people you seem to be making and then how you project those onto the people commenting. I have no problem with you writing what you write, but to claim you have the facts is all I'm commenting on. My source, your source, and it ultimately does nothing to continue to debate sources then the facts themselves can be called into question. The implication of conspiracies in what you write only lowers the quality and diminishes your credibility. Check out the TOP STORY at this source and tell me where they are stretching the facts. https://threatpost.com/xcodeghost-ios-malware-contained/114745/ See ya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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