gringo
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Authored by gringo on Aug 23, 2013 14:38:46 GMT
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Authored by ukjayb on Aug 23, 2013 14:43:29 GMT
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gringo
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Authored by gringo on Aug 23, 2013 15:03:44 GMT
I don't expect that on my desktop. It is outrageous that it isn't made clear to the user that that info is going to Microsoft. It should be "Opt in" not "Opt out".
We expect that on a phone though. After all, we get most apps from the Play Store in the first place. In fact, I would certainly hope that apps I get from the Play Store are scanned for viruses. If you side-load an app into Android, it is NOT reported to Google. I know that because I have developed Android apps, and I could monitor every bit of data the came and went from my phone when testing those apps.
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Authored by gringo on Aug 23, 2013 15:16:12 GMT
Forgotten to mention that Android 4.2 does have a built-in malware scanner, but it pops up a message asking the user to enable app verification. If you give it permission, it will aggregate things like the package name, size, and SHA1 hash value and send it off to the Google servers, where it is compared against a database of potential threats. It can be turned off if you prefer.
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