Zak Doffman has covered security, surveillance and privacy on Forbes since 2018. Doffman’s focus includes: ‘big tech’ security; smartphone and social media dos and don’ts; and the dangers of AI. He has been regularly cited in the media, including BBC, Sky, NPR, NBC, Channel 4, TF1, ITV and Fox.
“There’s no doubt a Google Pixel and an iPhone are pretty much equal when it comes to security,” according to Android’s security lead. “For almost all threat models, they are nearly identical in terms of their platform-level capabilities.”
Unfortunately for Google, that claim is now eight-years old and is no more true now than it was then. But that could all be about to change.that “the open ecosystem of Android is going to put it in a much better place.” How times have changed. That open ecosystem remains Android’s primary vulnerability, but at least Google is finally getting closer to slamming the stable door.While Play Store malware remains a risk—much more so than Apple’s App Store, sideloading carries the greater threat.
Google’s focus thus far has been to extend its Play Protect ecosystem to better defend devices against sideloaded apps as well as those from its own Play Store. The delayed introduction of Android 15’s live threat detection, powered by AI, will be the latest advance in this approach. But it’s the huge changes to Play Store itself that carry more significance and could finally bring Android’s security closer to iPhone.
All of which raises a critical question for regulators, tech giants and users: which is more important, security or a seemingly more open market to access our phones. The very real fear is that you can’t have both, in which case the tech ecosystems need to give users a reason to make the right choices despite the widening risks.
And on that note, we await the coming months and the extent to which there is any real bite behind Google’s threat to finally clean up Play Store. How serious is Google about deleting all those threats—we’re about to find out.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas and facts in a safe space.
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