Android architecture continues to expose concerns

The days of losing a phone and only losing your mobile contacts are long gone. Nowadays your smartphone is your 'ilife' and it (and the network) collects (logs) data not only from text messages, emails and calls, but your Facebook and Twitter profiles as well and much much more. I’d go as far as to say mobile technology is revolutionising the way we all live and work. I’m sure none of my readers will dispute this. So what is all the fuss about Android malware? Some technology analysts claim the mobile AV vendors are scaremongering, I’m not one of those who thinks its scaremongering. Mobile malware will evolve from the standard PRS/rogue app/phishing URL threat vector given time and some of us will look back and say ‘I told you so’. I think it will mirror the desktop malware curve. Here is why.... Malware writers will need to wait to establish the lead....