tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366231536591679468.post3230938089332346451..comments2013-06-03T03:09:24.657-07:00Comments on iansPhone: Ian's picks on apps and technology: Android isn't safeIMChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04276989600238802690noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3366231536591679468.post-27470372640184194062011-12-08T06:00:30.427-08:002011-12-08T06:00:30.427-08:00Hi Ian-- Is it true that "the software has to...Hi Ian-- Is it true that "the software has to be customized for each network"? I was under the impression that the phone company _unecessarily_ mars the Android OS by layering their own crap on top of it. That's the attraction of the Nexus phones-- just the Android, please.<br /><br />I think your point is well taken, but lacking a bit in balance. What you buy with the added vulnerability is freedom-- to customize your phone as you see fit and install whatever apps you think are appropriate, not what daddy Apple approves. The claim they are checking for malicious code may be true, but they also use it as an excuse censor software that competes with (outperforms) their own offerings or violates their sense of morality. <br /><br />Also, the vulnerability of using your e-mail address as a password is not special to your phone. Instead of a strike against Android, your observation suggests not using a single e-mail address as the primary password governor.Ken Kleinmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09525118721291529157noreply@blogger.com