Google's Android vs. Apple's iPhone: Which is More Secure?
Dec 03, 2007, 20:00 (0 Talkback[s])
(Other stories by Kenneth Van Wyk)
"I'm going to go out on a limb here and predict Google's Android
mobile phone platform is going to prove itself to be more secure
than Apple's iPhone in the long run. Let's take a closer look.
"But first, I have to explain the basis for this preliminary
comparison--Android handsets, after all, are not yet shipping,
while we all know the iPhone is readily available in several parts
of the world. Comparing them now really is a case of comparing
apples and oranges, no pun intended. So that really just leaves me
with having to compare them via their design features and user
reports.
"Further, Android's design is open to scrutiny, while iPhone's
inner workings are closed and proprietary. That said, much has been
written about both, and I'm going to base my comparison on what
I've been able to find publicly documented, except where otherwise
noted.
"So, with that pretty significant set of caveats out of the way,
let's dive in..."
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