: How are phones so resistant to virus’s but usually computers arent?
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Companies have a lot more control over how the phones are used and what goes into them. Generally speaking while it’s not impossible to install programs from outside the proprietary app stores most people don’t do that, and all they install on their phones come from app stores that try to ensure malware isn’t present on apps put on their platform. The way the OS in phones works is also very different, only allowing the bare minimum of access to apps to enable them to function and making it as clear and obvious as possible to the users as to what permissions these apps have. Of course that’s not to say that there aren’t many very careless users who just always give any permission any app asks for, or that there aren’t any less than honest apps on app stores. However most of those simply seek to get as much data from users as possible rather than to outright “hack” your device and steal data they’re not supposed to have. Most users unwittingly and carelessly agree to give access to all their data.
For example photo editing apps are very popular because everyone wants to look like a Kardashian. Obviously using this app requires the user to give access to their photos. What they don’t realise is that a lot of those apps save their photos on their servers. Basically a lot of people have their intimate moments saved on random servers all over the world and they don’t even realize it.
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