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My impression is that Android is compromised by design because it so easily leaks data that any defense against it already became futile. Apps might not have permissions to do anything, but the same is true for users.

Not that a Desktop with Windows would be any better. But I don't trust the OS itself, no matter how many layers of virtualization you put between code I choose to execute. The weak link is already provided by design. This isn't a technical criticism of Android, but the whole platform as being intransparent and paternalistic.

Not a fan of trusted computing because I doubt it will ever be used in the interest of users. It will be a requirement for some services, which I don't want to further support in their endeavours.



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