It's mainly there as a swipe at Android. I don't think it really relates to the rest of the article (and, with no insight but with my conspiracy theory hat on, was included to peddle the merits of their App Store model).

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MBCook 3 days ago | parent [-]

Even without going conspiracy theory it fits very well as a simple marketing message. “We try hard at security and we do a good job of it. Here’s our newest tool.”

Personally I didn’t read it as a swipe against Android. If it was I don’t personally know what attack(s) it’s referring to outside of the possibility of malware installed by the vendor.

But if it’s installed by the vendor, they can really do anything can’t they. That’s not really a security breach. Just trust.

	▲	saagarjha 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		It's aligned with their previous statements they've made about Android. It doesn't really fit here because the mitigation described is not really protecting users from widespread malware attacks.