Re:AVG can sell your browsing and search history to advertisers
by Moru on Monday September 21, 2015 @02:15AM
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That only works until enough people use an alternative. Then it will be interesting to start searching for bugs and security holes in the alternative. Just look at all the webserver exploits lately. Nothing is bugfree.
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Re:AVG can sell your browsing and search history to advertisers
by tluyben2 on Monday September 21, 2015 @10:07AM
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Still works now though so it holds true. However for instance Android is used far more than Windows and iOS is getting close and those are still not close the misery Windows is in this regard.
Re:AVG can sell your browsing and search history to advertisers
by kedean on Monday September 21, 2015 @10:42AM
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We don't really have a reliable measure of how many attacks are happening on Android and iOS, though. Unlike with a PC, users are much more likely to attribute malware-related problems to 'my phone is just old, I need a new one'. I would attribute this to a mixture of phone commodification (iPhone's appear to be pretty cheap thanks to subsidy plans) and the effects of cloud infrastructure. Users have basically nothing to lose by swapping out phone hardware, because what'll you do, ransom their contact list?