Modern Android is pretty secure

Re:Modern Android is pretty secure by dummydata on Thursday July 02, 2020 @12:13PM (#23714834)

The Open Source nature of Android might have something to do with it as well. It is interesting to compare iOS and Android in terms of how visible the source code is and how much vulnerable a system can be in effect.

Here's an interesting article that goes in depth about the concept: https://dwheeler.com/secure-programs/Secure-Programs-HOWTO/o...

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Re:Modern Android is pretty secure by ghostpepper on Thursday July 02, 2020 @12:46PM (#23715164)

Android is less open source than it used to be. I wonder what percent of the vulnerabilities in Android are in the open-source portions (kernel, system libraries) vs the framework/apps.

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Re:Modern Android is pretty secure by dummydata on Thursday July 02, 2020 @02:36PM (#23716485)

I think it is all listed here: https://android.googlesource.com/

It's interesting to see how they call out repositories specifically for different manufacturers (ex. Samsung, Sony).

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