Which one is more Secure ? | "You can't have privacy if you use Android!"
"You can't have security if you use Android!"
"You can't get upgrades if you use Android!"
"You can't have a good user experience if you use Android!"
There is a difference between “privacy” and “security,” said Jessica Ortega, a website security analyst at Scottsdale, Ariz.-based cloud-based security firm SiteLock. Privacy is how data is handled and stored, and in that realm, Apple is superior, she said.
“When it comes to privacy, Android is still the second choice,” she said. “Android’s requirement that data on mobile devices be transmitted to Google servers and used for targeted advertising and building a user profile, makes Android the more customizable, but less private mobile operating system.”
"You can't get upgrades if you use Android!"
"You can't have a good user experience if you use Android!"
There is a difference between “privacy” and “security,” said Jessica Ortega, a website security analyst at Scottsdale, Ariz.-based cloud-based security firm SiteLock. Privacy is how data is handled and stored, and in that realm, Apple is superior, she said.
“When it comes to privacy, Android is still the second choice,” she said. “Android’s requirement that data on mobile devices be transmitted to Google servers and used for targeted advertising and building a user profile, makes Android the more customizable, but less private mobile operating system.”
All right, so that last one might be a bit of an exaggeration (though only a little). But that aside, these are all shockingly common sentiments you hear not only from tech enthusiasts but also from people who write about this stuff for a living. And I'm here to tell you they're all equally misguided.
Choice and control: Two platforms, two approaches
For people accustomed to the Apple universe, the notion of choice and control within a smartphone environment can be a funny concept to grasp. When you buy an iPhone, for better or sometimes for worse, you get The Apple Way™ — the Apple way of balancing privacy with function, the Apple way of providing Apple-controlled software updates to Apple-made devices, the Apple way of forcing you to see a static grid of all your app's icons on your home screen all the time, and the Apple way of having to use Apple apps as your default browser, email service, mapping service, and so on
Choice and control: Two platforms, two approaches
For people accustomed to the Apple universe, the notion of choice and control within a smartphone environment can be a funny concept to grasp. When you buy an iPhone, for better or sometimes for worse, you get The Apple Way™ — the Apple way of balancing privacy with function, the Apple way of providing Apple-controlled software updates to Apple-made devices, the Apple way of forcing you to see a static grid of all your app's icons on your home screen all the time, and the Apple way of having to use Apple apps as your default browser, email service, mapping service, and so on
Android collects and sells more data to advertisers, but which devices are less vulnerable to hacking? Apple once again, said Ortega. That is because Apple’s iOS has higher levels of scrutiny over what apps are allowed to be sold in the App Store.
“Because Android prides itself on being open-source to a degree, their Play store is much easier to get apps added to and this has resulted in malicious apps slipping past security screenings,” Ortega said. “Contrary to Android’s Play store, the app store for iPhones is much more restrictive, requiring in-depth security scanning of all applications before distribution.”