One thing that is neglected with android vs Linux is the application style. Mainstream Linux distros direct compile from source, this means users can read the source code and report any malicious code which has happened, with incredible speed. We don’t have that with androids APK files, therefore android needs a much more robust security system. There are other reasons too, like google opening its flood gates to banking apps, if Linux is ever even semi successful (I doubt it will out compete apples or google) in mobile os, banking and high security commercial services will be relegated to the browser.
This is a frankly a bad take. Just because something is foss doesn’t mean that it can’t poss a risk. Software tends to have security vulnerabilities and supply chain attacks. From a security perspective you want to follow best practices such as least privilege and defense in depth. Blinding trusting software is not a good idea regardless of the source.
One thing that is neglected with android vs Linux is the application style. Mainstream Linux distros direct compile from source, this means users can read the source code and report any malicious code which has happened, with incredible speed. We don’t have that with androids APK files, therefore android needs a much more robust security system. There are other reasons too, like google opening its flood gates to banking apps, if Linux is ever even semi successful (I doubt it will out compete apples or google) in mobile os, banking and high security commercial services will be relegated to the browser.
This is a frankly a bad take. Just because something is foss doesn’t mean that it can’t poss a risk. Software tends to have security vulnerabilities and supply chain attacks. From a security perspective you want to follow best practices such as least privilege and defense in depth. Blinding trusting software is not a good idea regardless of the source.