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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by neodypsis on Wednesday July 20, 2022 @06:31PM (#32173266)
Sure, iOS has had 0-days in the past. Which major OS/Hypervisor hasn't? The point is that Android is more susceptible to "lower hanging fruit" attacks, such as in the examples below.

For example: https://www.kaspersky.com/blog/camscanner-malicious-android-...

Very recent example: https://www.techradar.com/in/news/more-brutal-malware-laden-...

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Re:EU Digital Markets Act, aimed at Google, Apple, Amazon, a... by idle_zealot on Thursday July 21, 2022 @02:55AM (#32176552)
Your Android malware examples don't do much as an argument against sideloading. They both describe malware on Google's "curated" app store.
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