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Re:US Navy to pay $1M to make Android more secure by r00fus on Thursday April 25, 2013 @06:52PM (#5610471)
I've heard this before. Remember 15+ years ago when the US Army chose WebObjects because it was so obscure it had no security issues? How is their adoption of Apple server gear since then?
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Re:US Navy to pay $1M to make Android more secure by mpyne on Thursday April 25, 2013 @10:29PM (#5611177)
DoD has a very effective PKI system using smart-cards deployed, so I wouldn't be as surprised as you to see them develop a baseline of software for Android.

What I would be surprised about is whether it's usable without needing 7 different contractor apps installed, or less than 3 years behind the times.

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