NSA releases security-enhanced Android (The H)

NSA releases security-enhanced Android (The H)

Posted Jan 19, 2012 1:53 UTC (Thu) by rqosa (subscriber, #24136)
In reply to: NSA releases security-enhanced Android (The H) by job
Parent article: NSA releases security-enhanced Android (The H)

> Given the options between 1) harden Android security, and 2) get people to stop buying locked-down crap

Huh? Options 1 and 2 aren't mutually exclusive at all.

Maybe you meant to say "1) weaken Android security" (for the purpose of making locked-down Android phones easier to hack, which is what the parent and grandparent posts seemed to be advocating)? That way it makes more sense that 1 and 2 are mutually exclusive — if locked-down Android devices were truly unhackable, then there would likely be more end-user demand for the unlocked devices that are already for sale (Nexus, etc.).

---

(Log in to post comments)