Security of device/data:iPhone vs Android

[SaiyanGoku]

Bhai sunil if iphones are so secure then why are there so many nude celebrities leaked photos all over internet personally i would never trust any company with my private data.

That was iCould leak BTW. Dumb celebs uploaded them to iCloud and then started to blame google for the leak.

 

[whitestar_999]

Those were actually social engineering/phishing attacks on iCloud accounts & the way social engineering/phishing attack works,a successful attack can bypass any cloud account security.Remember it is not the system that was bypasses/hacked but the information provided by the users that enabled hackers to gain access.

Tim Cook addresses iCloud photos hacking, says major security improvements coming soon

In his first interview on the subject, Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook said celebrities’ iCloud accounts were compromised when hackers correctly answered security questions to obtain their passwords, or when they were victimized by a phishing scam to obtain user IDs and passwords. He said none of the Apple IDs and passwords leaked from the company’s servers…

All the security in the world is not going to save somebody who can be tricked into revealing his/her password.

 

[SaiyanGoku]

All the security in the world is not going to save somebody who can be tricked into revealing his/her password.

With this new faceid "feature", if you have an identical twin, they could unlock your phone without needing your password. Why would anybody choose this as a primary security measure when it failed twice during the demo itself?

 

[whitestar_999]

Every new technology starts with such failures & that's how we learn & improve.As for identical twins that's a rare case & frankly speaking if one can't even trust his identical twin then he has much more serious issues to worry about than having an unlocked phone.

 

[Hrishi]

I sometimes wonder if people actually do their homework before posting about anything they don't work on as professional.

There are couple of folks here who have given factual examples and yet others are having hard time grasping it lol

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[Stormbringer]

Try to extract data from an android device having Knox enabled without hacking.

Does all android phones have Knox ? No. If it was an android feature ,then what you say has substance.

 

[Stormbringer]

LOL! people here are giving too much important to security a typical phone user will have some movies,tv shows,music files and some porns maybe so what do you gain by securing these files now you people will say contact information well everyone is selling them be it google,Apple,Microsoft or websites like naukri,monsters so guys you see you can't fully avoid these things if you think security is your main concern then get anything from these 5 phones and please don't say they are expensive
5 most-secure smartphones in the world - The Economic Times

LOL. Security not same as privacy. Willfully sharing information is not same as somebody stealing/taking it without permission.

 

[billubakra]

This is lame You deviated the topic again by referencing a 3rd party enterprise security suite. Just give up

What about a Samsung phone having Knox enabled? Just try its secure folder feature once.

 

[billubakra]

Does all android phones have Knox ? No. If it was an android feature ,then what you say has substance.

All Android phones can have Knox installed. Yes stock Android is not having it but something similar is expected in Oreo.

 

[billubakra]

Sorry if I offended anyone. Peace.

 

[billubakra]

LOL. Security not same as privacy. Willfully sharing information is not same as somebody stealing/taking it without permission.

You know when we apply for an Aadhar card, the page which has the reference number to track the card, it is clearly mentioned that we have agreed to share all information and data with the parties. The last word was different but I hope you get my point.

 

[Nerevarine]

Bro,
just try this on any NON JAILBROKEN iOS device.
create an API that returns backs an NSString having the serial number or the manufacturer id, or IMEI, or UDID. Something that will always remain the same, and uniquely identifies the device, even the mac address would do, or a combination of various fields also will work. Research on this a bit more, and you will find there is ABSOLUTELY no way to do it. , Uber, Twitter, HP, VMWare all have tried, only Uber has been successful, and at a massive consequence

Apple protects its users from 3rd party data analytics, with each version of iOS, the restrictions just become more and more hardened.
I have been given this task for a month now, to investigate if it is even possible. So far, there is absolutely no way to do it. If that's not secure, I do not know what is.
Whereas for android, give any college student 10 bucks and the same can be accomplished on Android easily.

Apple threatened to oust Uber from App Store for ‘fingerprinting’ iPhones

I myself am curious how Uber managed to do it, perhaps by some server side magic.

I am not saying what Apple is doing is absolutely right, for all kinds of demographic. I would never buy an iPhone just because of this many restrictions, but apple does provide a "service" along with the iPhone. Whether you like it or not, depends on you.

 

[Stormbringer]

You know when we apply for an Aadhar card, the page which has the reference number to track the card, it is clearly mentioned that we have agreed to share all information and data with the parties. The last word was different but I hope you get my point.

Bro, this is a place to debate and your views are certainly welcomed. No need to apologize to anyone. But Please stay on topic . Aadhar card has nothing to do with iOS or Android .

 

[Stormbringer]

All Android phones can have Knox installed. Yes stock Android is not having it but something similar is expected in Oreo.

1.Knox is something Samsung offers on its phones only. Not available for all android phones and that is a fact. Irrespective whether other android phones can support them. 2. One of the main cons of android is that not all phones get upgraded to latest OS. Even if Oreo brings new security features, all android phones won't get it and those who manage to get it won't get it soon (except Pixel Series).

 

[billubakra]

1.Knox is something Samsung offers on its phones only. Not available for all android phones and that is a fact. Irrespective whether other android phones can support them. 2. One of the main cons of android is that not all phones get upgraded to latest OS. Even if Oreo brings new security features, all android phones won't get it and those who manage to get it won't get it soon (except Pixel Series).

Bro I am out. Apologies if I offended anyone. Forgive me as I am your junior with limited knowledge. People are running Knox on opo phones btw. Head over to XDA. Peace.