Soft writes “Smartphone security recommendations seem to boil down to Windows-like practices: install an antivirus, run updates, and don’t execute apps from untrusted sources. On my own computers, running Linux, I choose to only install (signed) packages from the distribution’s or well-known repositories, or programs I can check and compile myself, or run them as a dedicated user — and I don’t bother with an antivirus. What rules should I adopt on my soon-to-be-bought Android device? Can I use it purely with open-source apps and still make the most of it? Are Android’s fine-grained permissions (accessing the network, contacts…) reliable? Can apps be trusted not to scan your files and keyboard for passwords and emails? What precautions do security-conscious Slashdotters take to keep control of their phones?”

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