Timeline for How do non technical users tell which App stores are safe enough & remain safe using an app store as their quality/vetting varies?
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| Jan 2, 2023 at 13:03 | vote | accept | maskin | ||
| Dec 19, 2022 at 19:55 | comment | added | allo | @maskin It was kind of a rhetoric question. On the PC you don't have sandboxes and install programs you download from the internet, still you probably know how to avoid malware. So judge alternative appstores and downloads of single app packages in he same way you would judge where to download your .exe files. | |
| Dec 16, 2022 at 10:35 | comment | added | maskin | :-) thanks, (not sure if asking on Reddit is better, or where I'd look for half-decent advice.) **Well, I need to avoid framing Qs to get the answer I want... ** How to manage a user, what you can expect a user to do is one of the harder problems in security I guess? Hard to not just assume ios safe enough, andriod/Google Play for technical users, but then most people use andriod on % coverage... and andriod has other things going for it... | |
| Dec 16, 2022 at 10:33 | comment | added | maskin | security.stackexchange.com/questions/241642/… security.stackexchange.com/questions/239725/… | |
| Dec 16, 2022 at 10:32 | comment | added | maskin | Code review of open source apps isn't really done based on below questions, so not unrealistic to assume that mobile apps have the same problem, but then I think we don't have quite the same attack surface or risks on desktops that we do on mobile. Like everything it depends... :-) This is of almost no help to non-technical users, as say Google or Microsoft isn't coded reviewing all/most Google Play apps... or maybe ios apps have limited checks I guess? This makes it difficult, possibly very difficult to stay safe I guess, but 100% will be impossible. | |
| Dec 16, 2022 at 9:48 | comment | added | schroeder♦ | As a Q&A site, we are different in how we handle topics. It's what makes us different, but it is also why some questions just don't fit. But just because they don't fit here doesn't make the question not worthwhile to ask elsewhere. | |
| Dec 16, 2022 at 9:46 | comment | added | schroeder♦ | You have a clear problem in your head: Android apps from small developers presenting a potential threat, a threat that a non-technical user is not equipped to mitigate. However, that problem has many facets and many potential ways to mitigate, and those facets and mitigations are not related except through the lens of the problem statement. I'm trying to get you to set the "big problem" aside in order to take the individual problems atomically. But, as I've mentioned, you are trying to tackle a "wicked problem" that is not easy to solve. And even more difficult to ask on a Q&A site. | |
| Dec 16, 2022 at 9:26 | comment | added | maskin | @schroeder I'm aware of the meta site or sites, the rules are the rules... It's more how to split a problem that has several connected topics into separate questions or not ask some parts even if I believe they need to be considered but let me try again and not bother you more I worry. | |
| Dec 16, 2022 at 9:18 | history | rollback | schroeder♦ |
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| Dec 16, 2022 at 9:06 | history | edited | maskin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 16, 2022 at 9:01 | history | edited | maskin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 15, 2022 at 9:29 | comment | added | maskin | @allo If you think an andriod phone can be a 'main PC' with keyboard, mouse ect... please let me know but that's out of scope... I have read people doing with the large phones and bluetooth keyboard and mouse and have some notes if you want to discuss this further. | |
| Dec 15, 2022 at 9:08 | comment | added | maskin | @allo You have a wider choice of options and can run different/better or other programs, mobile apps are restricted to some sources, see the related question at the bottom of the answer. But yes it's hard for PC too, the tips you use on PC aren't I think all possible on mobile but most of the mobile tips apply to PC | |
| Dec 14, 2022 at 16:36 | comment | added | schroeder♦ | The problem here is that your question is very poorly defined. And your answer is a massive wall of text that is difficult to understand. And as you discovered, the answer is very, very complex and not straightforward. So, like your other question, the answer is: a non-technical user can't be sure... | |
| Dec 14, 2022 at 16:34 | history | edited | schroeder♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 14, 2022 at 16:29 | history | edited | schroeder♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Dec 14, 2022 at 15:21 | comment | added | allo | How do you know for a program you download on your PC? | |
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| Dec 14, 2022 at 14:05 | comment | added | maskin | @Chenmunka No sorry, need to cover most app stores such as ios but I guess similar tips apply. I annoyed people by not being specific enough/off topic, hence this question, but it's already been voted down... why do I bother trying with these queries here...:-( For example, one need way to say this store is vetted enough to trust small developers or this isn't for non technical users? I assume ios is decent, google play not, but not sure about other 3rd party stores, amazon might be good, no idea... hence answer, as I can reference sources but i'm not an expert. | |
| Dec 14, 2022 at 13:53 | comment | added | Chenmunka | Does this answer your question? How does a non technical user/beginner vet Android apps to ensure they are safe? | |
| S Dec 10, 2022 at 10:02 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Dec 10, 2022 at 10:02 | answer | added | maskin | timeline score: -2 | |
| S Dec 10, 2022 at 10:02 | history | asked | maskin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |