No, they're not. And by saying that, you're proven why the "fight" will also result in the other side winning. Ignorant, pedantic, arrogant, and entitled technical people vs the rest.

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jamesnorden 6 days ago | parent | next [-]

99.9% of scams on Android/iOS happen by making people install remote assistance apps from... the "100% safe" app stores. So, no, you're completely wrong.

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cubefox 6 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Of course they are edge cases. How many people do you think install third-party apps on Android? Pretty sure hardly anyone does that.

Also, Windows works pretty well with software from third-party sources, or would you forbid them in Windows as well? Sure, there are the occasional crypto scams which disable a hospital here and there, but this can arguably be prevented by not giving non-admins admin permissions.

	▲	that_guy_iain 4 days ago \| parent [-]
		> Of course they are edge cases. How many people do you think install third-party apps on Android? Pretty sure hardly anyone does that. Yeah, which is why no one with any sense is going to be fighting againist this. Third-party installs on Android are largely scams. I don't think you've thought this through. > Also, Windows works pretty well with software from third-party sources, or would you forbid them in Windows as well? Windows is well known for being insecure compared to others. Apple have also worked to secure users against third-party apps. > Sure, there are the occasional crypto scams which disable a hospital here and there, but this can arguably be prevented by not giving non-admins admin permissions. Don't they use local privilege escalation attacks as part of the attack?