Android's original openness did attract users, but the flood of poorly-made apps also created real fraud and crime risks. Those of us on HN have high security standards, but for older users, that old policy created genuine security vulnerabilities. Just observing my own family members.

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willi59549879 a day ago | parent [-]

But how does this help? I guess most of the apps used for fraud were installed through the play store anyway

	▲	AkiraHsieh 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That's not accurate. Most fraud apps targeting elderly users are distributed via APK links in phishing messages, not through Play Store. They impersonate banks, government apps, etc. The ability to sideload APKs is exactly what makes these attacks possible on Android but not on iOS.