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>>kotaKa+(OP)
Another instalment of HN thread where people try their best to pretend that "security" does not come with "enforced, ideally at hardware level, inability to run random code" for 99% of phone users.

Here a tip: you won't solve the problem of security by just whining about corporate interests (which is a real concern) and NOT proposing a better solution that works for an average tech illiterate, very socially engineerable person trained to ignore every warning screen. And no root switch is not that solution because it will be flipped on day 1.

>>throwa+Iw1
Nothing about this prevents random code running.

You still need an app with far too many permissions to pay for parking. All this does and funnel that through the play store.

Guess what - play store is infested with malware. In fact, most malware comes from the play store. This fixes nothing.

>>const_+Np3
There's so much less malware in the walled gardens compared to wild internet, it's crazy

There is still some

>>throwa+uVb
I don't think this is true, sorry. The reality is 99% of malware is going to target where people actually get software from.

Granny isn't rooting her phone and installing unsigned binaries.